Obituary of Roger Lee Jones

Obituary of Roger Jones Roger Lee Jones, 68, of Dallas, Texas was the sixth child of John L Jones and Thelma S Jones born on August 15, 1948. He was raised in the community of Joppa in Dallas, Texas. He attended schools in Dallas County. He graduated from John F Kennedy Wilmer Hutchins High school and later attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1970 and a Master of Arts degree in Urban Affairs in 1973. He worked in various areas of Urban Affairs. He worked for the cities of Arlington and Fort Worth in the department of city planning. He later worked for Neighborhood Housing Services of Dallas. His work expanded to nationwide when he began to work for the Developmental Training Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. In this position, he traveled to 44 states around the US providing various types of training to private and government agencies. He spent over 10 years in this role, and retired early. He later decided to go back to work as a consultant for a longtime colleague. He worked with Community Development Services until the beginning of 2016. Roger peacefully transitioned Monday, January 23, 2017 among his family. He was preceded in death by his father, John L Jones, mother, Thelma S Jones, brother, Arthur L Jones, sister, Adra M Favors, and sister, Audrey M Peterson. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Michelle Oliver of Spring, TX; brother, Bobby E Jones, Sr of Dallas, TX; sister Dorothy L Watts of Dallas, TX and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.