Charles Jones Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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Bedford, Massachusetts

Charles E. Jones, at age 48;

was astronautical engineer

By Globe Staff, 9/22/2001

A memorial service will be held today for Charles E. Jones of Bedford, an astronautical engineer who died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 at the World Trade Center in New York Sept. 11. He was 48.

Mr. Jones was born in Indiana and raised in Wichita, Kan. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in astronautical engineering.

For 23 years, Mr. Jones was a member of the Air Force, spending two years in the private sector before he retired in 1999.

For the past four years, Mr. Jones gave scuba lessons on weekends at Northeast Scuba in Chelmsford.

He leaves his wife, Mary; two sisters, Karen Krause of Wichita and Susan Held of Ohio; and two brothers, Arthur Jones of Virginia and C.E Jones of Kansas.

The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. in the Lutheran Church of the Savior in Bedford.

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We are going to our Wichita High School East’s 100th birthday celebration tomorrow. I’m reminded of 1970 when Chuck was our first chair clarinet and our drum major for the band. As a sophomore, I was impressed by his leadership. We all saw that he would succeed in life. I’m so sorry we lost him. I hope to see a remembrance at the school in his honor. Continued prayers for the family.
Lynn Lesher Davis

Lynn Lesher Davis

October 05, 2023 | Edgerton, KS | Classmate

I worked with Colonel Jones on a program at HAFB many years ago but remember what a gentleman, great boss with a fantastic smile he was.....I remember you Colonel every 11 September. RIP my friend

SUSAN GOODWIN

September 12, 2019 | New Ipswich, NH | Coworker

Capt. Chuck Jones worked for me in Secretary of the Air Force, Special Projects, El Segundo in the 1980's. An outstanding officer.

I will long remember him paying the ultimate sacrifice. May we all reflect that freedom is never free. May we value freedom so much as to be ever ready to pay whatever price to secure and maintain it.

Leroy Mills

September 11, 2019 | Cypress, CA | Military

In memory of Charles, a passenger who boarded Flight 11. Rise above us, pal.

A.L.

August 03, 2019 | ON

I knew Chuck as a new USAF Lt, as was I. Were were both in Reentry Systems at SAMSO in Los Angeles. People always got us confused. He was 2nd Lt C.E. Jones and I was 1st Lt. C.R. Jones... he was the better looking one! He was always was smiling and in good humor. We also double dated the Hopkins sisters several times. What fun.

Fly long and high...

Craig Jones

March 04, 2019 | Melbourne, FL

rip

August 06, 2015

Today as I pause to lift up a prayer for Charles' friends and family, I am humbled as I look at how much he did in those precious few years on earth. The world lost a smart man that day, and I hope his friends and family will know that we will never forget that horrible day. Much love from Texas

Del Newberry

July 06, 2015 | Garland, TX

You are remembered, today and always. May God bless and keep your loved ones.

September 11, 2014

I never met him, in fact I'm a total stranger... I'm a student studying engineering and I felt compelled to express my condolences over the loss of a precious life. Rest in Peace Charles E. Jones.

Chris R

September 12, 2011 | Minneapolis, MN

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