Eastern North Carolina US Representative Walter Jones died on his 76th birthday and was honored during his funeral in Greenville.
Hundreds of people from across the state and Washington, D. C., came together at a church in Greenville on Thursday to remember the life and celebrate the legacy of Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., a man many of them described using the word “integrity.”
And while numerous politicians were there to remember their colleague, Jones was much more to the people in his life than just a congressman representing Eastern North Carolina for nearly 25 years.
With Jones’ wife, Joe Anne, and their daughter Ashley looking on from the front row, speakers praised his kindness and his Christian faith.
Joshua Bowlen, one of Jones’ staff members, recalled how Jones treated him like he was his own son, and said there was a reason Jones was voted the nicest person in Congress.
“When discussing legislative matters, he would pat his heart to remind me he’s a heart man,” Bowlen said.
