I have never met Carl Jones (our kids went to MPCSD schools during those years/not Laurel) but it sounds like the district and our kids were very fortunate to have the gift of Carl. His life was a lot more colorful than most! Thank you Carl and, to his family, I suspect you miss him dearly and I am hoping you find comfort in the community and your close friends.

We don’t live in Menlo Park anymore but we lived across the street from Laurel School during my kids’ elementary school years. I always felt safe when my kindergarten child crossed the street to get to school when Carl was there. And since both of us were from Chicago originally we shared a lot of Chicago stories. Our sincere condolences to Fran and his family