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- Capt. Ray Paul Jones, USN (Retired)
Capt. Ray Paul Jones, USN Retired, 69, of 385 Washington Road, died
peacefully on June 14, 1999. His passing took place at the University of
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Worchester, Massachusetts after a long
valiant struggle with cancer.
He was the son-in-law of the late Mary K. Schwartz of 22 Shirley Lane. The
younger child of the late William Early Jones and Willie Ray Jones, he had an
older sister Lynnelle. He was born on July 22, 1929 in Mobile, Alabama and
grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. A 1947 graduate of Alcee Fortier High
School, he was an avid sailor and an accomplished trombone player. As a
young man, he played in jazz groups in the French Quarter, including an
impromptu session in front of the great Louis Armstrong.
He graduated from Tulane University in 1951 with a BS in Zoology. Having
been a member of the Naval ROTC, he immediately began the active duty that
led to a very satisfying 30-year military career. He served for 2 years on a
Destroyer off Korea. Then, as a member of the Submarine Force for the next
15 years, he served on the USS Irex SS 482, the USS Robert E. Lee SSBN 601,
was executive officer on the USS Barbel SS580, before becoming commanding
officer of the USS Blueback SS581 from 1965 to 1967.
He received a Master of Science in Business Administration from George
Washington University in 1970. The rest of his military career included
tours of duty at: the Pentagon; the headquarters of the US European Command
in Stuttgart, Germany; the University of Kansas as Professor of Naval
Science; and finally the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1977 as Administrative
Officer and CO of Enlisted Personnel.
By the time he retired in 1981, his career had taken his family from New
London, CT where he met his wife, Marlene, to Newport News, VA; San Diego,
CA; Hawaii; Guam; Bremerton, WA; Fairfax, VA; Stuttgart, Germany; Lawrence,
KS; and finally the New Hampshire Seacoast where they decided to retire and
put down roots for the first time. After his 1981 retirement from the Navy,
he went into business at his home in Rye as "The Clock Doctor" doing repair
and renovation of antique clocks. He continued to travel extensively with
Marlene visiting new places all over the world and revisiting places they
loved.
He enjoyed a very full and active "retirement." He loved music, reading, and
working on his computer. An avid fisherman, he kept the freezer stocked with
Salmon, Halibut, Bluefish, etc. He was on the Vestry of St. John's
Episcopal Church. A member of the Portsmouth Rotary Club, he served as its
president and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Portsmouth
Propeller Club and their Lobster Bake Team. Also, he was a member of the
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, the Portsmouth Country
Club, and served on Senator Humphrey's selection committee for the US
Military Academies.
Survivors include his: wife of 45 years, Marlene; daughter Leslie Sandra of
Cedar Falls, IA; daughter Lynnelle Susan and her husband, William Lipschutz
of South Norwalk, CT; daughter Christine Elizabeth, her husband, Donald
Thompson and their children Lynnelle Marie, Philip Byron, and Scott Alexander
of Bedford, MA; and an extended family including several nieces and nephews.
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Jones - Ray P. Jones, 69, of Washington Road, Rye, died June 14, 1999. The
family will meet with friends at the Buckminster Chapel at 84 Broad Street in
Portsmouth from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. A memorial service celebrating
his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 18th at St. John's
Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Ray's
memory to either the Organ Fund at St. John's Church, 101 Chapel Street,
Portsmouth, NH 03801 or the International Myeloma Foundation at 2129 Stanley
Hills Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046. Arrangements are being made by the
J.Verne Wood Funeral Home.
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1929 - 1999 (69 years)