Donald J. Jones ’50
Donald died of cancer in Boca Raton, Fla., Feb. 5, 2004.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he came to Princeton with a large contingent from Mercersburg Academy. At Mercersburg, he was a member of the National Preparatory School indoor track championship team.
At Princeton Donald was a history major and member of Cloister Inn. After graduation he became associated with his family's coal business. Later, he entered the retail clothing industry and was president of the D.J.D. Corp. in Hilton Head, S.C.
He spent his last years in Florida, where he supported many charities and was a benefactor of the Boca Raton Community Hospital. Donald never married. We do not know of any close family survivors.
The Class of 1950
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