Birth date: Apr 10, 1930 Death date: Apr 18, 2010
Leland "Lee" Sherwood Jones passed away early Sunday morning, April 18th, 2010 in the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford. A resident of Rehoboth Beach, he was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 10, 1930, son of the late John G. and Read Obituary
I was so sad to hear about the death of Mr. Jones. My memories of him are so fond. He was such a handsome man who had a love of life, a smile on his face and an infectious laugh. He was so nice to us, the neighborhood kids. I also loved his love of Mrs. Jones. I always thought they had the "coolest" marriage. I send my love and prayers to all of you. xo Gerry Carmelich Jaffe'
A sympathy card has been sent to the family of Leland S. Jones.
When you hear the cliche, "Lived life to the fullest" it seldom applies. Uncle Lee lived it to the max! His smile goes on forever. Love you!!!
We, in signing this guest book,are Lee's family. We all knew him very well. Each of us knows what the other has lost.His gayety is what we will remember most...the times he has made us laugh.He was alert and alive. We all know in our hearts that these few minutes we devote to him are small drops in the ocean of our affections. Our real tribute will be paid over many years of remembering, of telling good stories about him and thinking about him when we are by ourselves. Let us thank whatever God we believe in that we shared so much of the good, bright life Lee led on this earth.
Lee impressed me with the attention he gave his Mother, Inez, at the Methodist Manor House in Seaford, DE. Lee also dazzled our Poetry Group when he visited on Tuesday. He was quite the gentleman.
Carol and Family,
We are so sorry to learn of Lee's passing. Unfortunately we will not be able to attend his service on the 22nd, but will hold fast to the fond memories I have of serving with him on the Film Society Board in the early years.
Fondly,
Jill & Steve Roberts
Stan and I always enjoyed listening to Lee and all of the wonderful stories he had to share from back in the day of working in the film industry. We will miss our neighbor.
Grandpa Lee was a wonderful man and I will dearly miss him.
He started my obsession of artichokes and I think of him every time I make one:) As he once said to me.....
"I've created a monster" haha
Love you grandpa!!
Hey Grandpa:) Some of my fondest memories of you include playing outside and in the water in the hot summer months, be it the neighborhoods pool or the chilly Rehoboth Beach waters. When I think of you I'm reminded of those times and the general feeling of summertime and how I'm always the happiest in them. Thank you for putting up with me and Kiley spinning around in your swivel chairs even though we weren't supposed to and I apologize for both of us for staying out past 8 to go on a walk with those boys when we were probably only 11 or 12. But thank you for being a softy about it, I know you knew we were just being little girls:). Puzzles will forever and always remind me of you and how you used to almost always pull one out whenever we were visiting! Also, I truly believe it was because of your background that prompted Darryl to being film and other creative works, which in turn, began mine. I thank you for that and I wish I could have told you that in person. I've always thought you were an incredible man and whenever I see light denim I think of you:) I love you with all of my heart and I'll always miss you.
Carol and family, and friends, my profound sympathy.
It was my distinct pleasure to meet Lee when we both attended the School of Radio and Television Broadcasting in NY City…a world all new to me. We became friends. He was my mentor, sharing his knowledge of acting, directing, and producing that eventually helped me make my way into video production. Lee and I worked together on some business meetings, he made it fun. I was always learning.
Along the way I was invited to the Jones apartment on 67th Street, in NYC, where on very special evenings Lee and Carol gathered a distinct, eclectic, talented group of folks. I considered myself a very lucky person to be included in this impressive group. I could not wait for my next invitation…and of course the hero sandwiches.
At one point Lee and I had this hot idea that we could make our way into standup comedy. We exchanged, what we thought were current, funny, clever ideas. We had some laughs. Unfortunately it lasted as long as it takes to read this paragraph.
When Lee and Carol moved to Rehoboth Beach and Lee would call…he was always Lee. Interested, and involved. And of course the family, he always kept me up to date.
As I write this I am looking at Lee’s bio picture. He was one hell of a guy.
