Griffith H. Jones ’50

Griff, a longtime resident of Montclair, N.J., and graduate of Montclair High School, died July 15, 2014.

At Princeton he graduated with honors in economics. He was president of the pre-law society, secretary of the campus fund drive, and a member of Tower.

Following graduation, he enlisted in the Army and was commissioned after completing officer-candidate school. He went to Korea as a platoon leader, later serving there as an executive officer in a rifle company and regimental legal officer. After re-entering civilian life, he studied at Harvard Law School. He returned to New Jersey in 1956, first to join a Newark law firm, and then to start his own practice in Montclair.

Griff ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1970. He was involved with many community organizations including the Montclair Public Assistance Board, NAACP, and Kennedy Human Relations Project for Youth. During the past 15 years, he and his wife put their passion for art and antiques to work by showing at countless events, setting up “Antiques Roadshow” fundraising affairs, and lecturing on American art.

Our condolences go to Jeanne, his wife of 61 years; his children, Griffith ’80, Rhys Evan, and Gwendolyn; and six grandchildren.