David Jones

Ocean Park resident David Jones, 47, died in Ilwaco on January 18, 2009 following a 6 month battle with cancer. The son of James and Patricia (Farrell) Jones, he was born August 28, 1961 in Morocco where his father was serving with the United States Air Force at the time. His father's military career took the family to south Texas for several years. David then moved with his mother to Cheney, Washington where he graduated from high school. While in high school he excelled in scholastic endeavors and participated on the debate team. He attended Eastern Washington University for 7 years studying geology. During this time he traveled extensively studying volcanoes, spelunking and mapping caves. He was employed by the Washington State Parks Department and one of his trips was to the Peninsula. David fell in love with the Peninsula and settled here in 1984. Soon thereafter he began working at Milton York's restaurant in downtown Long Beach. For the ensuing 19 years David worked there as cook and manager until the business ceased operation. He worked as a cook at the Pilot House restaurant in Ocean Park until illness forced his retirement. David enjoyed the peace, quiet and tranquility of the Peninsula. He was an avid collector of HO and N gauge model trains and enjoyed the challenges of model railroading. He was an excellent cook, puttered at gardening and was a master of crossword puzzles. David also enjoyed a spirited debate and conversation and took pride in being his own person. He and Caroline Robinson were together for 17 years at their Ocean Park residence. They married October 19, 2002 and she survives. Also surviving are his mother Patricia South of Cheney, Washington; brothers Robert Jones of Deer Park, Washington, John Jones of Renton, Washington and Stephen Jones of Poulsbo; sister Ramona Jones of Spokane; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, January 31, 2009, 11:00 AM at Penttila's Chapel by The Sea in Long Beach. A reception follows at the chapel. The guestbook is available at www.penttilaschapel.com.