Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones '55

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Harry Stanley (Stan) Jones '55 passed away on Sept. 11 at home in Kailua, Hawaii.

Born March 24, 1931, in Decatur, Illinois, to Clarence and Doris McClelland, Jones earned his undergraduate degree in business administration and his MBA from USC in 1962. He was a certified public accountant, certified association executive and certified speaking professional. He served as city treasurer for Inglewood, California, for six terms and on the Honolulu Tax Appeal Board. He was immensely proud of becoming an Eagle Scout and of passing that tradition down the generations.

He was a retired lieutenant colonel in The California National Guard, having served on active duty during the Korean Conflict. He was the liaison between the LAPD and California Army National Guard during the 1965 Watts Riots, also serving in the Inspector General’s Office and as a West Coast recruiter for West Point Military Academy.

Jones taught Western Accounting Practices in Romania and Ukraine with USAID. He loved to travel, having visited five continents and all fifty states.

Jones was a member of First Presbyterian Ko’olau, The Caledonia Society of Hawaii, Honolulu County Genealogical Society, MENSA Hawaii, UCLA and USC Alumni Associations and American MENSA. He also attended Kailua Community Church.

He loved hosting UCLA Alumni’s "Dinner with 12 Strangers" events in recent years.

Jones is predeceased by his parents, his son Hal Stanley Jones, sisters Joan and Phyllis, and previous wives Catherine Martin, Corinne Bemis, and Roberta Nemeth Jones.

He is survived by his wife Karin Johnson Sorge Jones; children Deborah Weatherford and Roger Jones; daughter-in-law Lori Jones; grandchildren Brian (Tina) Weatherford, Elizabeth (Andrew) Hickman, Dezaray Jones, Samantha (Nolan) Durham, Jacob Jones, Martin (Heather) Jones, Megan Reno, Benjamin (Abby) and Hannah Jones and twelve great-grandchildren; stepchildren Suzy Treischel, Brian (Betty) Nemeth, Greg Nemeth, Joshua (Yanbo Liao) Sorge, Linnea Sorge, Michael (Kat) Sorge; and step-grandchildren Claire, Atticus, Anders, Grace, Elijah and Annalise Sorge.

A service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Kaneohe. Visitation will be at 9 a.m.; a celebration of life and meal will start at 10 a.m.; and committal with military honors at 1 p.m.