[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 117 (Friday, July 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E911-E912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MRS. MARGARET A. JONES

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                     HON. MICHAEL F. Q. SAN NICOLAS

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 12, 2019

  Mr. SAN NICOLAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and 
legacy of Mrs. Margaret A. Jones. Margaret was a longtime resident of 
Guam, a wife, mother, a public-spirited community leader, and a woman 
of business on Guam. In 1965, she was a founding member of the Guam 
Memorial Hospital Volunteers Association and gave her time and effort 
to numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. Her family 
business, Triple J Enterprises was founded in 1984 and has grown across 
the Pacific region. Margaret was born on November 5, 1937 and passed 
away in North Carolina on June 27, 2019, at the age of 81.
  Margaret was the daughter of Early and Verna Page. Margaret was born 
in Willow Spring, North Carolina.
  Margaret married Robert H. Jones in 1957. They raised three children 
and were blessed with eleven grandchildren.
  In 1965, Margaret was a founding member of the Guam Memorial Hospital 
Volunteers Association (GMHVA), known as the Pink Ladies for the pink 
vests worn by their volunteers. GMHVA has raised millions of dollars 
for improvements to the Guam Memorial Hospital.
  Margaret was active in the American Cancer Society and led Triple J 
Enterprises in its support for cancer research by participating 
annually in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and sponsoring 
an annual 5k run/walk event.
  Margaret had been active with other non-profit organizations, 
including the Guam Women's Club, Harvest Baptist Church, the Miss Guam 
Universe Pageant, the Miss Guam World Pageant, and the Board of St. 
John's School.
  Margaret started her career in Guam at the Marianas Travel Agency. In 
1975, she joined Pan American Airlines, working as a Special Sales 
Representative until 1991. In 1984, Margaret cofounded Triple J 
Enterprises along with her husband, Robert H. Jones, and Georgia 
Stafford. Today, the Triple J group employs over nine hundred employees 
across the Micronesia region, many of whom have been with the business 
for over twenty years.
  I am deeply saddened by the passing of Margaret A. Jones and I join 
the people of Guam in celebrating her life. She was pillar of the 
island community, leading both in charitable and non-profit service and 
in business on Guam. My thoughts and prayers are with her family, loved 
ones, and friends.
  I extend my condolences to her husband, Robert H. Jones, her 
children, Julie Jones Murrell, Jeff Jones, and Jay Jones, and their 
spouses, and her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed, and her 
memory will live on in the hearts of the people of Guam.

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