Robert Jones, longtime HUPD officer, dead at 61

Robert A. Jones, a 37-year veteran of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), died of colon cancer on June 10. He was 61. A Boston native, Jones joined the HUPD force in 1963 after brief stints as a cook and security guard at Radcliffe College. Jones was promoted to sergeant in the late 1970s and retired in 2000.

Donations in memory of Robert A. Jones may be made to Kennebunkport Public Health, P.O. Box 367, Kennebunkport, ME 04046.