A00142 - Robert Lee Jones. Amherst College Class of 1971, Memorial High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Graduate

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Robert Lee Jones

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Robert Jones Obituary

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Robert Jones Obituary
Robert Lee Jones, 74, of Miramar Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on the evening of Saturday, July 6, 2024.
Born November 22, 1949, in Edinburgh, Indiana to Eleanor and Claude Jones, Bob grew up in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Memorial High School and continued his education at Amherst College in Massachusetts. There he met Frances Jean O'Connell, a student at nearby Mount Holyoke College. They married in 1971, in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Bob and Fran moved to New York to begin their careers, and for Bob to finish his education with a Masters Degree from Columbia. They then moved to Detroit and finally Chicago, where they settled to make their home and raise their family. They lived in the suburbs of Chicago for twenty-six years, before moving to Miramar Beach, Florida in their retirement.
Before and during his retirement, Bob enjoyed cycling, sailing and mixology. He fancied traveling the world and riding a bike through the local countryside, experiencing their food and wine first hand. Bob was also an avid collector of wine, amassing a significant collection of estate bottles at his Florida home.
Bob is survived by his wife, Frances; sister, Judith; brother-in-law, David; children, Christopher and Nicholas; daughters-in-law, Aliana and Jennifer; and grandchildren, Davis, Harper and Annelle. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanor and Claude Jones.
A celebration of life will be held in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 12:30 p.m., at the Vue Restaurant.
In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to The Shepherd Center of Atlanta in the name of Robert Lee Jones.

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A00141 - Joaquin Bradford Haley. Amherst College Class of 1971, North Chicago Community High School Graduate, Tufts University M.A.,

 

Deceased January 31, 1993

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J. Bradford Haley died in Hanover, N.H., on Sunday, Jan. 31, 1993, after suffering a series of sudden heart attacks. A victim of lupus disease, he had been battling that affliction for several years. He is survived by his wife, Parissa.

I had the privilege of enjoying Brad's close friendship for over 25 years. We met on our very first day at Amherst and immediately formed one of those rare and valuable bonds that weathered both joyous occasions and tumultuous times spanning four different decades. Brad surpassed everything one normally would expect from a friend—always willing to listen or help in spite of his own personal dilemmas. He never wavered in his support of Amherst and served the college well for many years as a class agent.

After leaving Amherst, Brad traveled to Tufts where he earned a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He then joined MIT in the financial aid department and subsequently moved to Washington, D.C., where he was treasurer and director of student loans for the Student Loan Marketing Association. Career advancement took him to the First Boston Corporation in New York City where he was vice president of the Capital Market Group. Finally, he settled in at Dartmouth working for the past two years as director of external business affairs at the Amos Tuck School of Business. Clearly, a common thread through Brad's professional life was always to be in a position where he was helping others. He did this better than anybody I know.

I remember this fine friend as a person of deep compassion; a man of magnetic personality and sharp wit who befriended people from all walks of life. He functioned as though unaware of his own personal condition—for the last several years he was on dialysis treatment four times a week due to kidney failure—opting instead to buy into the problems of others and assuming an active role in solving those problems.

Brad was laid to rest in Washington, D.C. I, and many others, had the opportunity to speak of him at his memorial service. I was moved by the number of people who commented so lovingly about this man. Alan Van Egmond, one of Brad's closest friends, portrayed him most accurately in the following: "Brad was too humble to acknowledge any of his impressive accomplishments. He would never call attention to the fact that he overcame very difficult odds and conquered the frightening challenges of attending the leading schools of the land. Brad would never convey to anyone the fact that he excelled in his professional life thereafter. He would never let people know that as a top officer of the federal student loan program, Brad was a pioneer in helping needy students achieve their dreams. Also, it is not widely known that Brad befriended, counseled and encouraged many promising young leaders. Brad would be embarrassed to hear that he was one of the most talented persons one could hope to work with. Instead, Brad let the light in his life attest to these things."

Brad's legacy to me, to anyone who knew him, is his friendship for which I am a better person. I will miss him terribly, but I know he has touched my spirit. My memories of Brad, what I learned from, will serve me well in the future.

Rest peacefully, old friend. We love you.

Bill Pettit '71

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J. Bradford Haley College Administrator, 43

Feb. 3, 1993

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J. Bradford Haley, an administrator at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, died Sunday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was 43 and lived in Hanover, N.H.

The college said the cause of death was heart failure.

Mr. Haley received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth and a master's degree in law and diplomacy from Tufts University.

He was a vice president of the First Boston Corporation in New York City before coming to the Tuck School in 1990 as director of external relations. The post covered a broad range of duties, including admissions, fund raising and program development.

He is survived by his wife, Parissa.

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• Brad

Family

Amherst Relatives

• Parissa S. Haley W'71

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Employment Information

Former

• Director

  Dartmouth College

  Start:

  03/1991

  End:

  01/1993
• The First Boston Corporation

  Start:

  01/1984

  End:

  03/1991
• Treasurer

  Student Loan Marketing Association

  Start:

  01/1975

  End:

  01/1984
• Prudential Bache Securities

  End:

  01/1984

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Volunteering

• Alumni Admission

  Role:

  Advisor

  End:

  January 1993
• Alumni Fund

  Role:

  Associate Agent

  End:

  January 1993

Athletics

• Men's Football

Fraternity

• Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Post-Graduate

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Amherst

Reunion Class

• 1971

Graduation Year

• 1971

Major(s)

• Political Science

Other Academic

Secondary Schools

• North Chicago Comm. High School

Higher Ed

• Tufts University

  Field of Study:

  Politics

  Degree:

  Master of Arts

  Year:

  1972

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A00140 - Joseph Emerett Sidney Compton III, Amherst College Class of 1971, John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) High School, University of Michigan M.A. and Law Degree, Long Time Arlington, Texas Urban Planner

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Deceased August 20, 2016

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Heaven is wonderful, and Joseph Emerett Compton III, Esq. is doing fine. He told me so in our last conversation.

This is a sample of some of my experiences with the restless spirit I call Joe Compton.

Joe Compton was a gentleman with a gentleman’s name. An only child who greatly disliked that. A “people person,” but choosy about the people with whom he associated. Joe Compton was my friend. There was a connection between us that manifested itself through some of our big life events:  I was at his wedding (and the one after that); he was my best man; I am proud to be his son’s godfather.

I met Joe during my freshman year at Amherst College. I was very happy to meet him because until then I was feeling that I had gotten aboard the crazy train, but Joe, one of the few people I can say that I’ve seen think, was someone I could really talk to. I had come to Amherst looking to find answers to great questions which require great effort in the answering. Surely through thinking and studying in a quiet place and talking with like-minded people, who valued reading, such an achievement was possible. With Joe it was. Joe was an insatiable scholar and well accomplished in academia and the person most responsible for me getting an Amherst degree. Until the end, we enjoyed arguing politics, racism and discrimination and also reviewing cold cases and arson investigations.

I am happy to say that I introduced Joe to the martial arts, which became a big part of his life. He opened my ears and expanded my understanding of the magic called Motown.  He took me to Electric Avenue.

During our first year, both Joe and I were told that “for somebody to be on top, somebody had to be on the bottom,” and that we were on the bottom. But Joe, a strong man, born in Port Huron, Mich., but schooled in Detroit; a small town Everyman and tough inner-city kid combined, didn’t take kindly to this remark. Any attempt to assign him to second place was fiercely resisted. 

Joe was not big on games, although he was a decent chess player. That should surprise no one since chess is a game of war. And Joe was about war. Not the type of war dominating the headlines, but the kinds of fights that Doc Savage fought: good over evil; order over chaos; fairness over unfairness. Joe was a warrior of God.

Joe told me that at 12 years old, he had given his life to God. I believed him. He understood that “love thy neighbor” doesn’t mean you have to like anybody. Joe once saved the life of a woman while she was yelling “Don’t let Chocolate touch me!”

Joe and I became brothers by choice. Both of our mothers recognized this. In fact, my mother once told Joe that it was a shame we didn’t grow up together. We both not only loved our mothers, we liked them as well. Make no mistake, however, Joe Compton was not a mama’s boy. He was a mother’s man. He was the kind of guy many parents want their daughters to marry: a protector with a handful of degrees; a lawyer with two black belts and a concealed (legally) .357.

One of my most unforgettable memories of Joe was of something that happened during our senior year. Joe was working and studying in New York City as an Urban Studies Fellow assigned to the Fire Chief’s office. On a visit back to the Amherst area, Joe reported that the not-yet-completed World Trade Center was being regarded as cursed or haunted because of the false fire alarms that came in daily from the new complex. Fire crews examined electrical components and every possible cause for the phantom calls, to no avail. On the morning of 9/11, Joe was the one who woke me and shouted at me to turn on the TV.

I’ll remember Joe when I see the smiling lady on the Starbucks cup, the sea god Mami Wata, who is also depicted on his karate patch and who represents our connection to the martial arts; for our love of Motown music, for firetrucks, for discussions on police brutality and riots, for memories of 9/11 and Detroit but most importantly for our last conversation and his message about heaven.

Wil Grandy ’71

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Joseph Compton Obituary

Joseph Emerett Compton, III

Joseph Emerett Compton, III was born to Dollie Lee Johnson Compton and Joseph Emerett Compton, II in Port Huron, MI on June 8, 1949. He grew up in Detroit and he gave his life to Christ at an early age, at Vernon Chapel AME Church in Detroit.

Hw was the President of the 1967 Class of Pershing High School in Detroit, played basketball, and was the President of the chess club. He was a 1971 cum laude graduate of Amherst College, in Amherst, MA. Joseph loved learning and acquired three additional degrees. He obtained a Masters degree in African History, a Masters degree in Urban Planning and a Law Degree---all from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. At the time of his death he was the Assistant Regional Counsel for the EPA in Dallas, TX.

His greatest joy was family and friends. He was married to his college sweetheart, Mattie Peterson Compton, and to that union, his only child, Joseph Emerett Compton, IV was born. Following a divorce, he remained close to the Peterson family, and considered his brothers-in-law, James and John, and mother-in-law, Mae Cora Peterson, to be family. He and his Johnson relatives had a connection that was that of siblings, rather than cousins.

Joseph was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves to celebrate his joyful life: his son, Joseph Emerett Compton, IV of Marietta, GA, cousins Yvonne Levison McGee (Byron) of Marietta, GA, Douglas Levison (Audrey) of Laurel, MD, Kenneth Johnson (Bonnie) of Upper Largo, MD, Ronald Johnson (Cynthia) of Odenton, MD, Lisa Gray of Port Huron, MI, Clifford Johnson of Louisville, KY, Doreen Brookrum of Palm Dale, CA, "Brother", John Peterson (Laura) of Fort Worth, TX, life-time family friend Patricia Brown of Port Huron, MI best friend Wil "Sage" Grandy of Washington, DC, and a host of extended family, friends, and colleagues across the nation.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church preceded by one hour of visitation. Pastor Loretta Hazely will officiate. Burial will follow in Lakeside Cemetery. Smith Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences, please visit smithfamilyfuneralhome.com  

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Published by The Times Herald on Aug. 26, 2016.

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Nickname

• Joe

Family

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Professional

Employment Information

Former

• Urban Planner

  City of Arlington

  Start:

  01/1987

  End:

  08/2016
• Firefighter/Emt

  Arlington Fire Department

  Start:

  01/1984

  End:

  01/1987

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Amherst

Reunion Class

• 1971

Graduation Year

• 1971

Major(s)

• Independent Scholar

Prizes

• Slingerland

Other Academic

Secondary Schools

• John J. Pershing High School

Higher Ed

• University of Michigan

  Field of Study:

  Planning

  Degree:

  Master-Urban Planning

  Year:

  1977
• University of Michigan

  Field of Study:

  Law

  Degree:

  Doctor of Jurisprudence

  Year:

  1975
• University of Michigan

  Field of Study:

  African Studies

  Degree:

  Master of Arts

  Year:

  1974

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Amherst

Athletics

• Men's Crew

Fraternity

• Independent (no fraternity affil)

Post-Graduate

No data available

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