C. Robert Jones

C. Robert Jones, Age 83 and one day, of Warren, Michigan, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2010, retiring as a guest who has had his fill of life and taking his care-free rest with a quiet mind. Loving husband of Phyllis who preceded him in passing, Robert is survived by his four sons: Robert Scott, Allan Jon, Gary Steven, and Dean Neil along with his five grandchildren (Colleen Catherine, Robert Francis, Amelia Therese, Christian Scott, and Meredith Leigh). "You shall be missed." No services are planned. Interment at White Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Henry Ford Hospice, 1 Ford Place, 5A, Detroit, MI 48202-9941 (www.henryford.com/hospice). Denique si vocem rerum natura repente mittat et hoc alicui nostrum sic increpet ipsa: quid tibi tanto operest, mortalis, quod nimis aegris luctibus indulges? quid mortem congemis ac fles? Nam si grata fuit tibi vita anteacta priorque et non omnia pertusum congesta quasi in vas commoda perfluxere atque ingrata interiere, cur non ut plenus vitae conviva recedes aequo animoque capis securam, stulte, quietem? Suppose that nature herself were suddenly to find a voice and round upon one of us in these terms: What is your grievance, mortal, that you give yourself up to this whining and repining? Why do you weep and wail over death? If the life you have lived till now has been a pleasant thing if all its blessings have not leaked away like water poured into a cracked pot and run to waste unrelished why then, you silly creature, do you not retire as a guest who has had his fill of life and take your care-free rest with a quiet mind? (Tito Lucrezio Caro, De rerum natura >, Book III, 931-939)