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Robert (“Bob”) Benson Jones, JD, CPA, died on Sunday January 12, 2025. He was born August 6, 1951, in Akron, Ohio to Benjamin Franklin Jones III and Frances Goode Jones. Bob was an accomplished swimmer who captained his high school team at Akron Firestone to the Ohio State Championship in 1969. He was a varsity swim team member and letter-winner at Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1973. An ardent supporter of Dartmouth, he mentored and advocated for many student applicants. Bob received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1976. He joined Ernst & Young where he remained for over 20 years, based in Pittsburgh, Washington, and Philadelphia, specializing in executive compensation and employee benefits, and serving as Regional Director. He joined Aon Consulting in 2003 as National Director of Compensation Consulting. In 2005, he founded Innovative Compensation and Benefits Concepts, LLC, and served as CEO until his unexpected death. Bob was an active member of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefits Specialists (ISCEBS) and served as the Society President in 1984. Always striving to learn, he enjoyed attending ISCEBS conferences, mentoring colleagues, and was inducted into the ISCEBS Hall of Fame in 2023. A lifelong athlete, Bob swam actively in Masters Swimming as a member of the Colonials 1776 Masters Swim Team in Philadelphia and the T2 Naples Masters in Naples, Florida. He swam almost daily at the Upper Main Line YMCA of Philadelphia and the Norris Aquatic Center of Naples. He is remembered by his teammates as “tirelessly enthusiastic,” “the strongest work ethic on the team,” “the first in the pool and the last to leave,” and “always had a smile for everyone he met.” He competed regularly in the U.S. Masters Swimming National Championships and the National Senior Games, winning gold medals in events ranging from the 100m backstroke, the 200m Individual Medley, and his favorite, the 100m and 200m butterfly. At his last major swim meet in 2024, the prestigious Huntsman Games in St. George, Utah, he won 7 medals in 9 swimming events. Bob was a lifelong golfer along with his father and brother Bill, and also enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading the Wall Street Journal daily, playing trivia with his wife Debbie, and taking his dog Bentley for walks. Bob’s greatest legacy is his kindness and generosity to charity, which will be continued by his family. He was a strong supporter of the YMCA, epitomizing its motto of healthy living, youth development, and social responsibility. He established the annual Robert B. Jones Swimming Scholarship to provide assistance for YMCA youth swimmers in need. Bob and his wife Debbie are supporters of the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Foundation, of which both of their children are elected members. They also support Philabundance, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Collier County YMCA, and many other organizations. He was preceded in death by his parents Benjamin and Frances, and his brother Bill. He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years Mary-Margaret (“Debbie”) Ahrens Jones (Bryn Mawr); his daughter Kristen Elizabeth Jones, MD, a neurosurgeon at Duke University (Durham, North Carolina), and his son Robert (“Ben”) Benson Jones Jr, MD (Stephen Dickinson PhD, spouse), an endocrinologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A service of remembrance will be held at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church on Friday, January 24th at 1PM, followed by an open reception. The service will be livestreamed at https://bmpc.org/livestream In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Bob's memory at the following link https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/adaptive-donor-form?formId=fd2f83ca-122d-4a4d-be9a-9dd347730cc0&envid=p-Ej-vYyYCTUWzaR9XmN7ntw&zone=usa

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Robert Benson Jones

August 6, 1951 - January 12, 2025