Richard Mahlon Jones ’61

Mahlon died of natural causes July 4, 2023, at his home in Evanston, Ill.

He was born in Evanston, the son of Richard Ward Jones and Miriam Dorothy Jones, and he came to us from Evanston Township High School. At Princeton, he majored in history, rowed lightweight crew, worked with Bric-a-Brac and the Nassau Herald, and took his meals at the Woodrow Wilson Society. He roomed with Contee Seely, Bill Rough, Dick Webster, Hal Lackey, Chuck Watson, Russ Tremaine, and Bill Buxton. He was especially close to Bill Buxton.

Following Princeton, Mahlon earned a master’s degree in history at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was an ABD in its Ph.D. program when he decided that “teaching and research were not for me.” He then embarked on a career in selling rare books and musical scores, largely on the internet, and he was still at it when he died.

Never married, Mahlon is survived by his brother, Lawrence; sister Judith; one nephew, two nieces, and their children.