Sorry to learned of Irwin's passing when his Christmas card was returned by the PO with the attorney's forwarding address.  Please let us know how all of you are doing. 

"Little" Nedra
Portland, OR
ndbrill@comcast.net

I’m so sorry to hear of Irwin’s passing.   Irwin was a huge influence in my life.  He hired me in 1986 when he moved from Pittsburg to Philadelphia to open a bond management office for Mellon in Philadelphia.  He hired me from Chicago as a young investment professional fresh with my MBA and CFA.  He was an amazing boss.  He was such a professional in risk management and always loved to experiment with new financial concepts.  He taught me the bond indexing business in great depth over the six years that I worked with him.  He was also a great friend. While we worked together we would have lunch at nearby restaurants many times each week and have dinner as couples often at each other’s homes and restaurants.  He loved to play tennis and we would often play early in the mornings before we headed off to the office.   We visited he and Sharon in Oxford MD, where they rented a house during the summers.   We kept up often after I left Mellon for Vanguard.   I owe a debt of thanks to Irwin for all that he taught me.  He was a person of incredible intellect, interests, and integrity.  I LOVED working with him and the team he built (Nancy and Joellyn) and was so proud to be part of his legacy.   This picture is from a visit I had with him in Sarasota FL in January 2017 where we went out for a wonderful lunch, like in the good ole days.   Irwin, thanks for all you’ve meant to me and all you’ve done to help me be the person I am today.  I will miss you, but your memory lives on in my life and the many other lives you have touched.   

Irwin and Sharon were dear friends (during the time I was married to Larry Wyatt)  for many years in Pittsburgh and then Philadelphia. We spent many New Year's Eves playing bridge. We played tennis, sailed, enjoyed good food and wine together. Irwin and I shared a love of singing and sang together in the Old Allegheny Festival Choir in Pittsburgh in the early 1980's. I did visit with him in Sarasota around 10 years ago and enjoyed a Key Chorale concert. 
So sorry to hear of his passing. He was a good friend. 




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Irwin Eugene Jones

29 mayo, 1933 – 15 abril, 2020

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