Pat Jones was born in 1931. He studied at Plater College, Oxford, and McGill University in Canada where he studied the Trade Union Movement, He served in the British Army in Korea. After the war he developed a career in journalism. He married Imelda in 1962 and they had 8 children.
When Pat became the Head of Communications for USDAW the family moved to Sale and into St. Josephs’ Parish. He joined the Knights of St. Columba in 1955 later serving as Grand Knight of the Altrincham Council. He joined Brooklands Circle in 1991 served as President in 1995-96. Pat died on 21 May 2019. He was a man of great integrity and Christian principle, who never had a bad word to say of anyone.