Hardy Jones ’58
Hardy Jones passed away on Dec. 12, 2018 reportedly after a long battle from multiple illnesses. In 2003, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer often linked to exposure to toxic chemicals such as dioxins. His recent work was researching the relationship between persistent organic pollutants to cancer and other health problems in humans and marine mammals.
Following Country School, Hardy attended Choate Rosemary Hall (1961) and Tulane University (1966). In 2008, he received the NCCS Alumni Award and in 2016, was profiled in the publication 100 Faces of New Canaan Country School. To read the profile, please see page XX. He is survived by his sister Betsy Jones Zwick ’63.
New Canaan Country School
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