Gil Jones ’71 on July 6, 2009. Jones passed away last week at his home in Olympia, Wash., after a two and a half year battle with cancer. Gil was born in San Jose, Calif., in 1949. He graduated from James Lick High School in San Jose and promptly began pursuing his undergraduate degree. While in college, Gil developed a love for travel; studying abroad at Heidelberg University in Germany. He graduated with honors from Santa Clara University. After college Gil spent much time traveling the world before marrying the love of his life, Twylla, in 1977. Together they developed a love for remodeling houses and entertaining friends and family. Gil also indulged his life long love of cars, owning many classic sports cars along the way. Together Gil and Twylla had three children, Jonathan, Christiane, and Sarah, to whom Gil devoted much of his time and attention. He spent the majority of his life in retail management, but refused to be defined by it. Gil was a committed man of faith, always active in his local church and supporting many non-profit organizations. He will be dearly missed by friends and family alike. He is survived by his wife and children, his daughter-in-law, Meagan, and his sister, Coral Hughes.