Asheville, North Carolina
1941 - 2015 (Age 73)
Stephen P. JonesAsheville - Stephen Powell Jones, 73, a lifelong educator and community leader, died Friday, January 9, 2015 peacefully of brain cancer at home in Asheville, North Carolina.Stephen was known for his exuberance, big heart, and advocacy for social justice.He was the tall, slender,...
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that it has been 5 years since Steven left us. His memory is still alive and cherished by those of us who loved him.
Ken Brame
January 05, 2020 | Leicester, NC | Friend
We meet lots of people throughout our lives, but only a few who make a real difference. Stephen was one of those. He was an inspiration and a friend, a joy to be with and a delight to listen to. He will always be a fond memory of the special times that seemed to happen when he was around.
John Sterling
January 23, 2015 | Asheville, NC
I worked with Stephen on the WNCHA Board for several years. He was unfailingly positive and enthusiastic about whatever we were working on. Over the years since then Stephen and I kept in touch and it was always such a nice surprise to see him and catch up on who he was helping. I will miss his smiling face.
Kevin Westmoreland
January 21, 2015 | Asheville, NC
Suzy and Stephen visited us in New Mexico during the winter of 2013, and they showed us Asheville in September 2014. We have been friends since we met in Buffalo in 1966. Stephen always treated us with respect and accepted us for who we really are. We miss him dearly.
Omar and Sue DeWitt
January 20, 2015 | Rio Rancho, NM
Stephen always had a kind word, a ready smile, and cared deeply about the environment, his community, friends and family. He was courageous in every challenge. He is and was loved. A life well lived albeit too short. Stephen was a teacher to the very end. I learned so much from him and miss him.
Rich Wasch
January 18, 2015 | Asheville, NC
At the park walking the dogs. I heard above the trees a loud caw sound .
I can't remember the last time i have ever heard such a loud bird sound.
Maybe it was uncle Stephen coming back as a bird,
or sending out a signal to me that he is now safe and sound, pain free living in heaven. I felt his presence that day. &
almost everyday. .
Stephanie R
January 18, 2015 | Phoenix, AZ
Christine Wheatley
January 18, 2015 | North Ridgeville, OH
I knew Stephen through the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, but was unaware of his many accomplishments. My sympathies to his family. He was a fine man.
January 18, 2015
Stephen forever remains a role model for civic engagement. I believe blades of grass were adorned with a bit extra dew the morning of Stephen's passing. I'm a better man for knowing him. We're all better because of Stephen.
Chuck Fink
January 17, 2015 | Asheville, NC