Robert L. Jones Jr. ’50

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Bob died March 22, 2016. He was a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, where he was an obstetrician-gynecologist.

Bob was born in Chelmsford, Mass., where he attended high school before graduating from Andover. He served in the Navy during World War II. At Princeton, he majored in biology and was a member of Terrace.

He completed his medical studies at Tufts Medical College in 1954. After an internship at Worcester City Hospital and a residency at Boston City Hospital, he spent his entire career as an OB-GYN partner at Women’s Specialists of Framingham. Following retirement, he and his wife, Elizabeth, whom he married while at Tufts in August 1951, moved to Orleans on Cape Cod. Bob was a devoted reader and enjoyed golfing, walking, and the outdoors.

He is survived by Elizabeth; children Douglas, Bruce, Andrew, Catherine, and Janet; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He also leaves a sister, Barbara Jones.

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