Richard G. Jones Jr. ’54

Richard Jones died Nov. 15, 2007, at Hudson Valley Hospital in Peekskill, N.Y., after a long illness.

Dick was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Lakewood High School. He was an English and American-civilization major at Princeton. A member of Tower Club, he was its vice chairman and chairman of the bicker committee. He also was president of the Nassoons.

After graduation he spent two years in the Army in Germany as a forward observer and general’s aide. He then obtained an MBA from Harvard and worked at Young & Rubicam in New York City. After 39 years, he retired as the advertising agency’s senior vice president. In retirement he spent time teaching English through Neighbors Link and teaching job-search skills to inmates at Bedford Hills (N.Y.) Correctional Facility. He also spent his last years sharing his knowledge with SCORE, an organization providing free business advice from experts.

Dick was predeceased by his wife, Virginia. The class extends its sympathy to their daughter Margerie; son Richard; and grandchildren, Alexandra, Whitney, and Eliot.