TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for JONES, NICHOLAS BENJAMIN   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from June 5 to June 6, 2013

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JONES, NICHOLAS BENJAMIN 
(1984 - 2013)

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Nicholas Benjamin Jones, 29, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013. 

He was born April 14, 1984 in Raleigh, N.C. to Robert Thomas Jones Jr. and 
Tamara Jean Jones. 

Nicholas was raised in Cary, N.C. and graduated from Cary High School in 2002. 
He attended Carolina State University and enlisted in the Coast Guard in 2003.

A Military Honors Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Christ the King 
Lutheran Church in Cary, N.C.

He is survived by his parents; wife, Jodee; siblings, Amanda Jones of Cary, 
N.C. and Erika Mead (Thomas) of Jacksonville, N.C.; grandparents, Frank and 
Carole Schwartz of Raleigh, N.C. and Rosemary Jones of Cary, N.C.; and niece, 
Mckenna of Jacksonville, N.C.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Nicholas Jones served with honor in the United States 
Coast Guard from 2003 until his passing. During his career, he was stationed on 
Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island in Homer, Alaska; Coast Guard Station Emerald 
Isle in North Carolina; and at the Aids to Navigation Team in Morgan City. 
While stationed, his exceptional leadership and superior ability led to his 
selection to the Coast Guard's Officer Candidate School in 2011. Upon 
completion, he transferred to Marine Safety Unit in Houma where he served as 
the Response Division Head, leading six petty officers in protecting 3,000 
miles of Louisiana coastline and waterways from pollution and security threats. 
He was an officer of the highest order who served his country with distinction.

While stationed in Emerald Isle, N.C., he met Jodee Van Egdom, his wife of 
Albia, Iowa who is also with the U.S. Coast Guard. They married in 2006 and 
have been stationed in Louisiana since 2009.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any contributions be made in honor of 
Nicholas B. Jones to the Coast Guard Foundation or Toys for Tots.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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