Austin Edward Jones

Jones, Austin Edward
Austin Jones was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1929 and was the son of Blythe (Casey) Jones and Helen Rupert Jones. He was the husband of Marion Kirk Jones who passed away earlier this year. Austin was raised in Birmingham, Michigan and graduated from Baldwin High School (now Birmingham High). He went to college receiving his BA from University of Illinois, his Masters from Purdue and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Rochester. He and his wife eventually moved to Phoenix where they both had long teaching careers at Arizona State University. Austin had many interests. As a young man he wrote and directed three dance dramas which Marion, his then-to-be wife choreographed. They were performed at Cranbrook School's Greek Theatre in Bloomfield, Michigan. He was also an accomplished pianist, loved art, music and gardening, enjoyed sailing and had a lifetime interest in politics and environmental issues. He and Marion had a summer home in Omena, Michigan where he became very active in environmental issues. He was one of the founders of the Omena Woods Association, an environmental preservation organization. Austin is survived by his two children, Cleve Jones, Elizabeth (John) Ettinger, two granddaughters, Sylvia and Frankie Ettinger, two sisters, Sylvia Hatton and Suzanne Mulligan, four nephews, a niece and many cousins. He will be missed by all. Services will be held at 3:00, on Sunday, December 28. Please contact elizabethettinger@fastmail.com for details. In lieu of flowers please send contributions to: Development Office, Oakland School for the Arts, 530 18th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, or visit their website at oakarts.org.