Lindsey Jones
When he spoke to groups of young people, Lindsey Jones liked to quote from Longfellow:
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time

There is no doubt that Mr. Jones, who died last week at the age of 99, left some very impressive footprints in most of the 20th century and part of the 21st.

His death ended the last connection that we here at The True Citizen had with our founders of over 125 years ago. As a young man, Lindsey Jones delivered the Citizen for the original owners, the Sullivan brothers. He shared with us the stories of throwing the paper from the back of a horse-drawn wagon, delivering the news to virtually every household in town.

But, that was just an early episode of one of the most remarkable lives we have chronicled in these pages. He went on to distinguish himself in his career, his military service and, most significantly, in the example he set for others.

Up until his death on December 30th he continued to speak to civic groups and classrooms where he delivered a message of hope and inspiration to anyone who heard him. It wasn't just the longevity of his life that inspired us, it was its quality.

He was a man whose life was marked by great achievements. The great-grandson of slaves became the president of the National Association of Letter Carriers and was decorated personally four times by General George S. Patton.

But, his greatest achievement may well be the footprints that will be followed by those young people whose lives he touched and inspired.