Brother David T. Jones, Beta Pi '60, Penn '63
It is with great sadness to report the death of David T. Jones, a life-long brother of Beta Pi chapter who truly exemplified our motto, “Once a Pike, always a Pike”.
Brother Jones joined PiKA and was an active member during the years PiKA went from being an afterthought on Penn’s campus to one of the largest and most diverse memberships of all fraternities at Penn. The brotherhood of his years set the groundwork for Beta Pi being a force on campus, in a brand- new chapter house, and later earning the Smythe awards in the 70’s. He maintained a long list of life-long friendships with his Beta Pi brothers, including Dr. Howard Myers ’59, Peter G. Kutra Jr. ’60 (deceased in 2009), John Eldred ’63, J. Conrad Bosley ’61, and William C. Gipe ’59.
After graduation in 1963, David continued to attend Penn’s Homecoming and particularly Founders Day. He attended Founders Day annually until he was too ill to attend this year. Even as his health failed him, the importance of PiKA remained in his mind, by virtue of his thoughtful annual donation to the Beta Pi Alumni Association (Beta Pi AA) and the mention that he was a PiKA in the stunning summation of his considerable life-time achievements set forth in his obituary. The full extent of a life-time of accomplishments can be found in his obituary that you can access with this link.
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