Walter B. Jones Jr. ’76

Walt died Dec. 5, 2023, at home in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, of cancer.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Walt was an active member of Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, where his grandfather and uncle served as pastors. He graduated from Central High School.

At Princeton, Walt majored in architecture and roomed with Tom Baker and Michael Goerss.

After graduation, he continued his studies at Clemson University, graduating with a master’s degree in architecture. He settled in Atlanta upon landing his first career assignment at Heery & Heery Architects. Walter joined the Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ, where he served as a deacon. He was active in the singles ministry, where he met and later married Janice Ott Jones.

Walter was an avid reader, a serious cook, a history lover, and a consistently affable individual, known for his quick wit. He enjoyed cruises and vacationing with his family.

Walt became an associate with Howell Rusk Dodson Architects in Atlanta, where he supervised major projects including the capital renovation and expansion of Grady Memorial Hospital and the Northside Hospital Women’s Center.

Walt then went to Dallas Parkland Health and Hospital System. He managed the planning, design, development, and programming of Parkland’s $1.3 billion, 865-bed hospital and medical campus project, then described as the largest hospital construction project in North America.

In 2014, Walt moved to Cleveland to work for the MetroHealth System, where he coordinated the massive reconstruction and renovation of a 3-million-square-foot campus.

When the project was completed, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated him to its College of Fellows, the highest honor given to only 3% of AIA member-architects.

The class officers send deepest sympathy to his wife, Jan; and children Amber, Walter III, and Evan.