Sunday, December 27, 2020
I have so many great memories of my friend Huey Jones. I came to Penn State in 1979 and he was one of the first Black professionals I met on campus! My favorite memories of Huey is that he would always tease me and I would always tease him! It was such great fun that to this day I still smile whenever I think of his warmhearted teasing!
While Huey worked in student affairs counseling students and I worked in the Affirmative Action Office, I would often hear from many, many black students how he helped them navigate life at Penn State! He was well liked and respected by his students and his colleagues as well!
As a Christian, I know that "He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:1–8).
I also know that I will see my dear friend again, in Heaven, and tease him some more! RIP Huey!
