Paul “Mac” Jones ’65

Paul “Mac” Jones ’65 passed away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, December 22, 2022, after a brief illness. Mac came to Dartmouth from White Plains, New York. As an undergraduate he was a French honors major and active in WDCR. Upon graduation he was awarded a Woodrow Wilson fellowship to study comparative literature at New York University. He gravitated toward education and writing, a career that took him from New York City to Saxtons River, Vermont, and ultimately Pittsburgh, where he lived for most of his life. At the time of our 25th reunion, Mac was senior consultant for Brecker & Merryman, a general management consulting firm headquartered in New York City. He subsequently worked in a variety of areas, including in advancement at Carnegie Mellon University just before retirement. Mac had long been involved in the spiritual life of his local church, Third Presbyterian in Shadyside, Pennsylvania, serving as liturgist, elder, and lecturer. He was also passionate about Christian thought and composed essays and books on topics such as Jesus’ reticence in Matthew, the notion of authenticity, and Christian theories of the self. A voracious reader, Mac read and collected thousands of books. He also enjoyed trivia, even appearing on Jeopardy in 1989. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Cynthia; children Douglas and Emily; and grandchildren Clyde, Kenzo, Declan, Baxter, and Eileen.