Glenn W. Jones, Jr., known to his friends as Buck, died on July 27, 2022. He was 74 years old and is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary Jane Hilliard Jones, his sons Madison Glenn Jones of Tampa and Logan Persons Jones of NYC, his sister Sarah Jones Butler of Memphis, TN, two nieces and nephews, and 14 first cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Glenn W. Jones, Sr and Mary Persons Jones of Nashville, TN. His affiliations included Harper Presbyterian Church near Nashville, Palma Ceia Presbyterian and Mr. Olive AME Churches in Tampa, Monroe Harding Children’s Home in Nashville, Alpha House of Tampa, the Chi Chi Rodriguez Foundation, and the Mary Jane Hilliard Jones Foundation. His education includes Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Duke University, and University of Chicago. His working career consisted of working at J. C. Bradford & Co. in Nashville; OKRA and American Growth Marketing, William R. Hough& Co, Robert W. Baird &Co., and Financial Information Technologies Inc, all of Tampa Bay; and American Growth Finance in Dallas. He also served on the board of directors of Florida Capital Bank, Jacksonville, and was an advisory director of Strategic Energy Transformation, Tampa. He was a member of Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, and Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, Tampa. His interests included golf, bridge and a love of bourbon. Mr. Jones believed himself to have led a fortunate life, having won the only two lotteries that count, the gene pool/environment lottery and the marriage lottery.
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday July 31, 2022 at 4:00PM in the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church 3501 W San Jose St. Tampa, Florida.
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