Obituary of Brother Christian Jones

Brother Christian Jones, F.S.C., 84, of Lincroft died Saturday, March 13, 2010 at De La Salle Hall, Lincroft. Brother Christian was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and received the Holy Habitat of the Christian Brothers on September 7, 1943. He was a graduate of Manhattan College, New York City in 1959 and earned his Master of Art Degree from there in 1956. He received the 1995 Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Math Teaching and was a member of the National Council of Teachers of Math, Mathematical Association of America, New York and New Jersey State Associations of Math Teachers, and was a past president of the Catholic High School Math League. His teaching assignments included Sacred Heart School and Holy Name School, both of New York City, Lincoln Hall, Lincolndale, N.Y., La Salle School, Albany, N.Y. where he served as principal, Bishop Loughlin High School, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. Brother Christian had been in residence at De La Salle Hall since 2008. The viewing will be held at De La Salle Hall on Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the Christian Brothers Academy Residence Chapel on Tuesday from 2:00 to 5:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at the Brother’s Residence Chapel on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. followed by interment at the Christian Brothers section of St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Marlboro. Memorial donations to De La Salle Nursing Development, 810 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738 would be appreciated. Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold is in charge of arrangements.