Courtesy
Eric Dylan Jones, pictured above in Kenya, Africa, during summer 2001, committed
suicide March 21 at the age of 25.
Jones
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He grew up in Salem and graduated
from South Salem High School in
1995. He attended Chemeketa Com
munity College, Oregon State Univer
sity and graduated from the University
of Oregon in 2002. Jones was accept
ed to Rutger’s University to study an
thropology and travel in western
Africa in the summer of 2001. He was
still studying anthropology at the Uni
versity at the time of his death.
Jones was known for his love of
reading, writing, food, music and the
outdoors, including activities such as
hiking and backpacking. Jones also
showed a strong commitment to fit
ness and loved baseball.
“He certainly felt more at home and
at peace in the wilderness than on a
couch in front of a TV—or just about
anywhere,” Schwartz said.
As for his dreams and goals,
Jones wished to pursue a career in
anthropology and wanted to travel
extensively to collect ancient art
from diverse cultures and unlock
the secrets of the past.
“He had a real passion for under
standing the complexity of nature and
was driven to seek knowledge of the
origins of life and the forces that keep
us ticking,” Schwartz said.
John Lukacs, an anthropology pro
fessor and interim department head,
had been an academic adviser to
Jones for years and said he was
shocked to hear of his suicide, espe
cially considering how frequently he
and Jones met and worked together.
“I had no clue there was any
thing going on in other parts of his
life,” he said.
ASUO brief
Candidate pool shrinks
as ASUO elections near
As the primary election draws clos
er, the political playing field for ASUO
elections continues to thin out, and
four more candidates have bowed out
of this year’s political race.
A total of eight candidates have
dropped out of the election, al
though many candidates who were
running for multiple positions had
to drop out of some races in accor
dance with an ASUO rule that says
a student can only run for one po
litical position.
ASUO Elections Coordinator An
drea Hall said she has confirmed two
new election withdrawals. Trevor
Lukacs, who was out of town
when the beating was reported,
said Jones always went above and
beyond the college curriculum and
was passionately interested in the
study of human evolution.
Lukacs said he was quite impressed
with the determination and independ
ence of undergraduate Jones when he
spent the summer at a high profile
field school in Kenya, Africa, a few
years ago. Today, Lukacs said he can’t
help but wonder if he could have
helped Jones through his difficult
time, had he been in town.
“It’s a little disturbing to me,” he
said. “Our interactions were always
more of a one-on-one thing, and I
wonder if he just didn’t feel comfort
able sharing more of his life with me.”
Besides his love for African culture
and the natural environment, Jones
was also devoted to his dog, Jamilla,
who Schwartz said was the center of
his life.
Before he died, Jones left instruc
tions for his loved ones about what to
do with his belongings, and he had
conversations with some close friends
regarding his hopes and intentions for
their futures.
Schwartz said many of Jones’ fossils
and anthropology books will be donat
ed to the University anthropology de
partment, as he wished. His other be
longings have gone to friends, family
and non-profit organizations.
“Even as he left this world, Eric in
spired me to reach for my greatest
dreams,” Schwartz said. “To love and
respect my life and, above all else, to
believe in myself and never give up.”
Contact the reporter
at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com.
Sehrer will not be running for ASUO
Senate Seat 1, a Programs Finance
Committee seat, and Brenda Tread
well is dropping out of the race for
Senate Seat 3, also a PFC seat. How
ever, competition for these two posi
tions is still fierce, with six remain
ing candidates running for Seat 1
and four candidates for Seat 3.
“It’s pretty standard for a handful
of people to drop out,” Hall said. “It’s
very difficult having seven or eight
people running for a senate seat.”
Two other candidates have told
the Emerald they are withdrawing
from the election. Garret Hinds said
he is not going to run for ASUO pres
ident, and Sami Hayden said she is
not going to run for ASUO Student
Senate Seat 15.
— Jennifer Bear
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