chairman Senator John Stennis (D-MS > Announcing Jones s appointment. Stennis remarked. “< )ne

chairman Senator John Stennis (D-MS > Announcing Jones s appointment. Stennis remarked. “< )ne of the best things Senator Russell ever did was to bring Proctor Jones to Washington "

He continued as Majority Clerk under the chairmanship of Senator Johnston in 1978 w hen the subcommittee was renamed the Energy & Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee Jones served as minority clerk under Republican Chairmen, including Senators Mark Hatfield iR-OR> and Pete Domenici (R-NM). In a tnbute in the Senate shortly before retiring from government in 1997, Johnston said, “Members of both Houses and on both sides of the aisle know they can turn to Proctor for advice and assistance with absolute confidence that their requests will be treated fairly and respectfully And they know that they get results"

As Staff Director of the Subcommittee, Mr. Jones was responsible tor funding a far-reaching set of federal activities including flood control, navigation and water development projects of the Mississippi River and tributaries. His work included the initiatives to ensure fresh water through a network of dams and irrigation canals in the West Because of his rural Georgia roots, Mr Jones was a passionate believer in the economic and social value of federal infrastructure funding

The panel’s funding jurisdiction also included the Atomic Energy Commission, the agency in charge of the nation's chain of laboratories with responsibility for the nuclear weapons arsenal.

After creation of the Department of Energy (DOE) in 1977, the jurisdiction of the subcommittee greath expanded to include not only the funding for the network of weapons laboratories but also a grow ing number of DOE facilities devoted to energy and medical research. That jurisdiction grew to include funding for a permanent storage facility for the nation's civilian nuclear waste and for DOE’s efforts to clean up decades of waste left at such places like Hanford. WA and Rocky Flats. CO

Mr. Jones also worked on the panel’s funding of two new DOE research labs including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO, and the Pacific Northwest Environmental Laboratory in Richland, WA

Mr Jones was known in Congress and in the scientific community as a fierce advocate for basic-science funding and for his skills at navigating a tight spending climate and the legislative calendar to achieve his goals At staff level, he spearheaded efforts to pro vide funds for high-energy physics research initiatives such as the superconducting supercollider, the Stanford Linear Accelerator, the National Ignition Facility, and a host of renewable energy projects

In his 1996 remarks, Senator Johnston said, “He has always understood that we have a serious obligation to nurture the nation’s scientific brain trust,” and described Jones’s “uncanny ability to find the means - when hone appears available - to achieve the legislative goals that we set."

Jones was bom in Bainbndge, GA in 1941 and spent his childhood years in Savannah. GA and Tw in City, GA Jones attended the University of Georgia and graduated from George Washington University with a degree in Political Science in 1966 Jones was a trustee of the Richard B. Russell Foundation and was a longtime member of Christ Church Episcopal in Alexandria, Virginia, where he served previously as a Vestry Member and Sunday School Superintendent, and Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, Virginia, where he enjoyed singing in choir

Mr. Jones is predeceased by his parents, J Carlyle and Mildred Proctor Jones of Tw in City, GA and A brother. James C Jones, Jr. of Hampton, NJ. Survivors include his wife, Megan S. Smith of Flint Hill, VA, tw o daughters. Heather L Jones of Portland. OR, Lisa L. Jones of Washington DC.; their mother Mary Virginia Langston of Washington. DC; a son in law, Steve Radanovic of Washington, D C.; tw-o granddaughters, Lauren and Claire Radanovic of Washington, D C . a sister and brother-in-law, Beth and Jerry Gay of Dublin, GA; a brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Carol Jones of Twin City, GA, and a sister-in-law, Maralon W Jones of Annandale, NJ. He is also survived by an aunt, Helen Morris Watson of Statesboro, GA; five nephews, four nieces, and a host of cousins and friends.

There will be a Memorial Service for Proctor Jones at 2:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, Washington, Virginia on Sunday, August 23rd