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In Memory of
Griffith Hugh
Jones
Jones
1928 - 2014
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Obituary for Griffith Hugh Jones
Griffith Hugh Jones, born July 25, 1928, succumbed to illness July 15, 2014.
He was a resident of Montclair for sixty three years. Educated at Montclair High School (1946), Princeton University (1950 with Honors), and Harvard Law School (1956). Shortly after graduating from Princeton, he enlisted in the Army O.C.S. at Fort Benning, where he was commissioned a second Lieutenant. He saw combat in the Korean War at Outpost Harry, leading an Infantry Rifle Platoon and rising to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
He began his career at a large law firm in Newark and later started his own practice in Montclair to spend more time with his growing family. He also taught real estate law at Rutgers as a visiting professor.
In 1970, he ran for U.S. Congress and at the time was the only Republican endorsed by The New York Times in Essex County. He was very active in many community organizations and affairs, which included head of the Montclair Public Assistance Board and co-Chairman of the NAACP.
Over the past 15 years, he and his wife Jeanne put their passion for fine art and antiques to work, visiting and showing at countless events in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. They were members of The Associated Antique Dealers of New Jersey and helped with fund-raising appraisals fairs, and lecturing on American Art.
He leaves his wife of 61 years Jeanne Perdue Jones, his children Griffith William, Rhys Evan and Gwendolyn Perdue and husband Jeroen Boevé and his grandchildren Alexandra Kuo-Jones, Rhys Evan, Liam Rhys, and Lillian Jones, and Tristan Charles and Ryan Alexander Boevé-Jones.
He was a resident of Montclair for sixty three years. Educated at Montclair High School (1946), Princeton University (1950 with Honors), and Harvard Law School (1956). Shortly after graduating from Princeton, he enlisted in the Army O.C.S. at Fort Benning, where he was commissioned a second Lieutenant. He saw combat in the Korean War at Outpost Harry, leading an Infantry Rifle Platoon and rising to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
He began his career at a large law firm in Newark and later started his own practice in Montclair to spend more time with his growing family. He also taught real estate law at Rutgers as a visiting professor.
In 1970, he ran for U.S. Congress and at the time was the only Republican endorsed by The New York Times in Essex County. He was very active in many community organizations and affairs, which included head of the Montclair Public Assistance Board and co-Chairman of the NAACP.
Over the past 15 years, he and his wife Jeanne put their passion for fine art and antiques to work, visiting and showing at countless events in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. They were members of The Associated Antique Dealers of New Jersey and helped with fund-raising appraisals fairs, and lecturing on American Art.
He leaves his wife of 61 years Jeanne Perdue Jones, his children Griffith William, Rhys Evan and Gwendolyn Perdue and husband Jeroen Boevé and his grandchildren Alexandra Kuo-Jones, Rhys Evan, Liam Rhys, and Lillian Jones, and Tristan Charles and Ryan Alexander Boevé-Jones.
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Life Story for Griffith Hugh Jones
Griffith Hugh Jones, born July 25, 1928, succumbed to illness July 15, 2014.He was a resident of Montclair for sixty three years. Educated at Montclair High School (1946), Princeton University (1950 with Honors), and Harvard Law School (1956). Shortly after graduating from Princeton, he enlisted in the Army O.C.S. at Fort Benning, where he was commissioned a second Lieutenant. He saw combat in the Korean War at Outpost Harry, leading an Infantry Rifle Platoon and rising to the rank of 1st Lieutenant.
He began his career at a large law firm in Newark and later started his own practice in Montclair to spend more time with his growing family. He also taught real estate law at Rutgers as a visiting professor.
In 1970, he ran for U.S. Congress and at the time was the only Republican endorsed by The New York Times in Essex County. He was very active in many community organizations and affairs, which included head of the Montclair Public Assistance Board and co-Chairman of the NAACP.
Over the past 15 years, he and his wife Jeanne put their passion for fine art and antiques to work, visiting and showing at countless events in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. They were members of The Associated Antique Dealers of New Jersey and helped with fund-raising appraisals fairs, and lecturing on American Art.
He leaves his wife of 61 years Jeanne Perdue Jones, his children Griffith William, Rhys Evan and Gwendolyn Perdue and husband Jeroen Boevé and his grandchildren Alexandra Kuo-Jones, Rhys Evan, Liam Rhys, and Lillian Jones, and Tristan Charles and Ryan Alexander Boevé-Jones.
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