Michael Jones

Michael Robertson Jones, known to his friends as Mikee, died unexpectedly on February 14, 2009 at the age of 23. Mike, a recent graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans was proud of his degree in Music Industry Studies. He was an excellent guitarist, composer and sound engineer and the long time lead guitarist for Energy Field Band. He was also a charismatic marketer having worked for both Hyena and Big Deal records as a label representative. In the summer of 2007, Mike and his long time friend started a music industry e-commerce business, Lucid Arts Entertainment, LLC for which he was the CEO and Chief Marketer. He was charismatic, kind and generous; and made and kept a wonderful group of friends throughout his life. Mike considered himself a traveling man. One of his favorite endeavors was going to festivals and concerts throughout the United States. He also enjoyed boating, snowboarding, jet skiing and was a licensed aircraft pilot, certified scuba diver and certified bartender. In his youth, he played football, lacrosse and rugby. He was a Katrina survivor and raised over $3500 for Katrina victims by organizing and performing at concerts. He also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Humidity Project, Make It Right NOLA, American Cancer Society, Eric Potts Lacrosse-athon, the Kent Family Center, The Dolphin Research Center and as a coach for the Suddlersville Lacrosse Team. Mike hoped to attend the McCoombs School of Business at The University of Texas in the fall to begin earning his MBA. He is survived by his mother Dusti Jones and his father Dr. Robert Jones. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael Jones Memorial Fund at The Pennington School, 112 West Delaware Ave, Pennington, New Jersey 08534. Please forward any pictures, stories or condolences you would like included in the future memorial service to Patti Willard, PSI. 870-2 High street Chestertown, Md. 21620. For further details you may contact Patti at 410-778-1933.A memorial website is being setup at MikeeJonesMemorial.com Please visit soon.