Donald A. Jones

I remember his brother Les very well. I grew up on the Tacoma water front and my father and me started wrights marine towing when I was one year out of high school. Right before that my dad had a saw mill that we cut up old boom sticks with to make a decorative paneling called worm wood. Les would come by often with pieces of wood he wanted us to cut for a boat he was building. We always shot the breeze when he was there and I was shocked when I saw his obituary as he was only 50 if I...

Truly a remarkable, kind, intelligent, and innovative human being. One of the best I've had the pleasure to ever know. I can't think of a time I'd see Don that he didn't have a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye, and that enthusiastic way he'd talk to you, almost as if he was laughing while talking, a mile a minute, and always expressing his thoughts in a heartening and infectious manner. He was inspirational in so many ways. He was a great guy to grow up around, and I hope I can end up...

So sorry to hear about Don. So many great memories camping at the goldmine. Fun up at the lake and at the boat launches.