Boston_NP0 University_NN1 professor_NN1 David_NP0 Jones_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ died_VVD in_PRP Dorchester_NP0 on_PRP Sept._NP0 11_CRD ,_PUN was_VBD an_AT0 accomplished_AJ0 scholar_NN1 ,_PUN lifelong_AJ0 music_NN1 lover_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC above_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN a_AT0 caring_AJ0 father_NN1 and_CJC husband_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP an_AT0 obituary_NN1 posted_VVD this_DT0 week_NN1 ._SENT 
Jones_NP0 died_VVD last_ORD week_NN1 after_PRP falling_VVG through_PRP a_AT0 rusted-out_AJ0 set_NN1 of_PRF stairs_NN2 near_PRP JFK_NP0 /_PUN UMass_NP0 MBTA_NP0 station_NN1 while_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 run_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD 40_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ His_DPS death_NN1 has_VHZ left_VVN a_AT0 void_NN1 for_PRP his_DPS family_NN1 and_CJC community_NN1 that_DT0 cannot_NN1 be_VBI filled_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ read_VVD the_AT0 obituary_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ appeared_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 website_NN1 that_CJT also_AV0 provided_VVN details_NN2 for_PRP his_DPS funeral_NN1 services_NN2 ._SENT 
Jones_NP0 was_VBD described_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 devoted_AJ0 teacher_NN1 who_PNQ people_NN0 often_AV0 sought_VVD out_AVP for_PRP thoughtful_AJ0 conversations_NN2 because_CJS of_PRF "_PUQ an_AT0 utterly_AV0 magnetic_AJ0 personality_NN1 and_CJC an_AT0 irresistibly_AV0 contagious_AJ0 laugh_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ His_DPS sense_NN1 of_PRF humor_NN1 could_VM0 switch_VVI from_PRP dry_AJ0 wit_NN1 to_PRP disarmingly_AV0 silly_AJ0 in_PRP an_AT0 instant_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 obituary_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 silliness_NN1 came_VVD out_AVP in_PRP particular_AJ0 around_PRP his_DPS three_CRD children_NN2 ._SENT Jones_NP0 also_AV0 is_VBZ survived_VVN by_PRP his_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN Sarah_NP0 Sacuto_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ David_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 ultimate_AJ0 fun_NN1 dad_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ his_DPS obituary_NN1 read_VVD ,_PUN describing_VVG how_AVQ he_PNP took_VVD his_DPS family_NN1 on_PRP trips_NN2 throughout_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 and_CJC abroad_AV0 ,_PUN hiking_VVG and_CJC visiting_VVG art_NN1 galleries_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 shared_VVD his_DPS love_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Yankees_NN2 and_CJC Liverpool_NP0 Football_NN1 Club_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS kids_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP sang_VVD the_AT0 Liverpool_NP0 anthem_NN1 to_PRP them_PNP every_AT0 night_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 obituary_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP constantly_AV0 evaluated_VVD and_CJC reevaluated_VVD his_DPS actions_NN2 and_CJC decisions_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS aim_NN1 of_PRF providing_VVG a_AT0 stable_AJ0 and_CJC loving_AJ0 home_NN1 alongside_PRP the_AT0 love_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 tribute_NN1 continued_VVD ._SENT 
At_PRP BU_NN1 ,_PUN Jones_NP0 taught_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 Department_NN1 of_PRF Health_NN1 Law_NN1 ,_PUN Policy_NN1 and_CJC Management_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 associate_AJ0 professor_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS death_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD working_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 book_NN1 about_PRP public_AJ0 health_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Mississippi_NP0 Delta_NN1 region_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD done_VDN years_NN2 of_PRF hands-on_AJ0 research_NN1 there_AV0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP his_DPS obituary_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP came_VVD to_TO0 better_AV0 understand_VVI that_CJT racism_NN1 is_VBZ more_AV0 than_CJS bad_AJ0 people_NN0 intentionally_AV0 harming_VVG someone_PNI else_AV0 they_PNP view_VVB as_CJS inferior_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP wrote_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 research_NN1 experience_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 obituary_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP can_VM0 take_VVI that_DT0 form_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP is_VBZ also_AV0 people_NN0 –_PUN sometimes_AV0 including_PRP me_PNP –_PUN who_PNQ believe_VVB they_PNP are_VBB not_XX0 racist_AJ0 but_CJC who_PNQ are_VBB unable_AJ0 to_TO0 acknowledge_VVI or_CJC unwilling_AJ0 to_TO0 change_VVI the_AT0 systems_NN2 that_CJT structurally_AV0 benefit_VVB them_PNP while_CJS disadvantaging_VVG entire_AJ0 groups_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 obituary_NN1 said_VVD that_CJT Jones_NP0 was_VBD inspired_VVN by_PRP this_DT0 research_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI more_AV0 involved_AJ0 in_PRP lessening_VVG the_AT0 inequities_NN2 in_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 community_NN1 and_CJC became_VVD a_AT0 steering_NN1 committee_NN1 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Milton_NP0 Anti-Racist_AJ0 Coalition_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ In_PRP that_DT0 role_NN1 and_CJC throughout_PRP his_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP loved_VVD to_TO0 have_VHI deep_AJ0 conversations_NN2 where_AVQ he_PNP would_VM0 listen_VVI intently_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 perspectives_NN2 of_PRF others_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 obituary_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
Though_CJS Jones_NP0 lived_VVD in_PRP Milton_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD born_VVN in_PRP Utah_NP0 and_CJC raised_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Washington_NP0 Heights_NN2 neighborhood_NN1 of_PRF New_NP0 York_NP0 City_NN1 ._SENT 
He_PNP attended_VVD McGill_NP0 University_NN1 in_PRP Montreal_NP0 as_PRP an_AT0 undergraduate_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC ultimately_AV0 earned_VVD his_DPS doctorate_NN1 in_PRP Health_NN1 Services_NN2 ,_PUN Organization_NN1 &_NN1 Policy_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 University_NN1 of_PRF Michigan_NP0 ._SENT Jones_NP0 received_VVD accolades_NN2 throughout_PRP his_DPS academic_AJ0 career_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP an_AT0 Excellence_NN1 in_PRP Teaching_VVG Award_NN1 at_PRP BU_NN1 's_POS School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 authored_VVD many_DT0 scholarly_AJ0 articles_NN2 on_PRP a_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF topics_NN2 and_CJC published_VVD a_AT0 book_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Exchange_NN1 Politics_NN1 :_PUN Opposing_VVG Obamacare_NP0 in_PRP Battleground_NN1 States_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Beyond_PRP his_DPS academic_AJ0 pursuits_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP loved_VVD listening_VVG to_PRP and_CJC performing_VVG music_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP was_VBD younger_AJC ,_PUN in_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP working_VVG at_PRP his_DPS beloved_AJ0 Yankee_NN1 Stadium_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 food_NN1 vendor_NN1 ,_PUN Jones_NP0 also_AV0 played_VVD the_AT0 clarinet_NN1 ,_PUN guitar_NN1 ,_PUN bass_AJ0 guitar_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC saxophone_NN1 at_PRP many_DT0 gigs_NN2 in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 obituary_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS favorite_AJ0 band_NN1 was_VBD Phish_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP attended_VVD 78_CRD of_PRF their_DPS performances_NN2 ._SENT 
Jones_NP0 's_POS death_NN1 has_VHZ raised_VVN questions_NN2 about_PRP who_PNQ was_VBD responsible_AJ0 for_PRP the_AT0 condition_NN1 and_CJC upkeep_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 staircase_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sparked_VVD investigations_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 Suffolk_NP0 district_NN1 attorney_NN1 and_CJC governor_NN1 's_POS offices_NN2 ._SENT 
BU_NN1 School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 organized_VVD a_AT0 GoFundMe_NN1 for_PRP Jones_NP0 '_POS wife_NN1 and_CJC children_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP lieu_NN1 of_PRF flowers_NN2 ,_PUN donations_NN2 can_VM0 be_VBI made_VVN there_AV0 ._SENT 
A_AT0 public_AJ0 service_NN1 will_VM0 be_VBI held_VVN for_PRP Jones_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 Alfred_NP0 D_NP0 ._SENT Thomas_NP0 Funeral_NN1 Home_NN1 ,_PUN 326_CRD Granite_NN1 Ave._NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP Milton_NP0 from_PRP 1_CRD p.m._AV0 to_PRP 4_CRD p.m._AV0 on_PRP Sunday_NP0 ,_PUN Sept._NP0 19._CRD A_AT0 virtual_AJ0 and_CJC in-person_AJ0 memorial_NN1 service_NN1 also_AV0 will_VM0 be_VBI held_VVN at_PRP Boston_NP0 University_NN1 School_NN1 of_PRF Public_AJ0 Health_NN1 from_PRP 3_CRD p.m._AV0 to_PRP 5_CRD p.m._AV0 on_PRP Sept._NP0 23._CRD 
