Linda Jones Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information

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New York, New York

Grandma With a Tattoo

People like to be around someone who enjoys herself, and Linda Joyce Jones enjoyed herself. The daily annoyances of urban life bounced off her like raindrops, and the stresses of her job in the insurance-brokerage business never seemed to get to her, either.

"She was a spiritual uplift for me when I would get depressed," said Gene Sorrenti, who worked with her until the early 1990's.

She went to church, raised a daughter, befriended her husband's eight children from a previous marriage, listened to singers like Luther Vandross, and moved up to a position at Aon, in the World Trade Center, after years at smaller firms.

After her husband, Robert Lee Jones, died a year ago, Mrs. Jones, who was 49 at the time, got herself a new hairstyle and some new clothes. She also got a butterfly tattoo. "It was a midlife crisis, basically," said her daughter, Jennifer. "She just went out and wanted to do for herself."

At night she would come home and play with her only grandchild, Jennifer's infant son, Darrion, who was just 4 months old in September. "A lot of people say he looks a little bit like her," said Miss Jones. "I noticed when his two top teeth came in, he had a gap between them just like my mother's."

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I met Linda while she worked at Empire. I worked for an insurance software vendor and spent a great deal of time in the Empire offices. Lindas personality filled a room. She was so funny. I always smile when I remember those days at Empire. Linda was also so helpful, offering up suggestions of places for me to check out for dinner or over the weekends that I spent in NYC. And of course she showed me her tattoo!! Jennifer, I am so sorry for your loss. I think of you and your son and your mom...

Marie Davidson

September 11, 2018 | Columbia, SC | Acquaintance

Remembering Linda on this 11th anniversary. She was a great lady! She worked for me in the mid 90's at Zurich and I always stop to remember her on this day. her

Dawn Hoag

September 11, 2012 | Weehawken, NJ

In memory of you Linda...RIP

Kathy

September 11, 2010

First and foremost I'd like to express my deepest condolences to the Jones family...You see, the WTC tragedy hit hard, particularly NY'ers, because of the "six degrees of seperation" rule, in my opinion. Either someone knew somebody who knew someone who was related to this person or that person..etc,etc,and so on and so on... In my case, I did not personally know or have the chance to meet Ms. Jones but as fate would have it, I would eventually meet her daughter, and soon learn of the...

L.B.

September 24, 2007

In remembrance....

P Tabbernor

November 18, 2006 | Victoria, BC

As I cross-stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vain. We will always remember. God Bless.

Kristine

November 06, 2006 | Tecumseh, MI

I am English. I was in New York for the first time in my life in September 2005 and visited the World Trade Centre site, "ground zero". I was profoundly moved by the things I saw and so I picked two names at random from the memorial and vowed I would never forget them. Yours was one. I never knew you, but I will never forget you.

Stephen Drake

November 21, 2005 | Kidderminster, UK

I worked with Linda at Empire Insurance. We shared a lot of family stories together. I enjoyed the time that I knew Linda and wished that I had kept in touch with her after I left the company. I know that she is now in a better place and I pray for her daughter and grandson that they live the life that their mother and grandmother would have wanted for them. Linda was a loving and caring person and I feel that I was better by knowing her. I am writing this now because every now and then she...

Ora Everett

December 22, 2003 | Montclair, NJ

I did not know Mrs. Jones, but I am writing to let her loved ones know that others are thinking of you with sympathy.

Renee L. Jones

November 30, 2003 | St. Louis, MO

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