Georgetown Prep Headmaster Jeff Jones Dies

Georgetown Preparatory School is reporting that Headmaster Jeffrey L. Jones has passed away. He was 61.

Jones, who had served as headmaster of the school for nearly a decade, planned to retire from the famous prep school at the end of this academic year, but health complications forced him to be hospitalized in December and transported to Los Angeles, according to a statement from the school. Jones, who had a mechanical heart installed in the spring as he waited for a heart transplant, died June 25 while surrounded by friends and family at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Jones announced his intention to retire in May 2015. He had served with Georgetown Prep for two decades, including the last nine as headmaster.

"For 20 years Jeff Jones touched the lives of hundreds of young men and their families here at Georgetown Prep. He embodied truly a man for others," Gregory Dyson, chairman of Georgetown Prep's Board of Trustees, said in the statement. "From the classroom to the ball fields and in the arts his support and mentorship was ever present. On behalf of the members of the Board of Trustees, I extend condolences to Jeff's family and our prayers at this time."

Georgetown Prep plans to gather at a later date to celebrate Jones' life.

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