his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio was named in honor of Jones. Former U.S. Representative Louis B. Stokes of Cleveland was on hand for the naming ceremony. "This building, which will forever carry your name, will be a testament to outstanding public service by a local boy made good", Stokes said. Jones received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 2016, its highest honor. The University of Cincinnati named its Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice to honor Judge Jones in 2019. He also received 19 honorary degrees. Personal life Jones was married to the late Lillian Graham Jones (née Hawthorne) and had five children: Stephanie J. Jones, William L. Hawthorne, Ricky B. Hawthorne, Marc D. Hawthorne, and Pamela L. Velez. Jones was a Prince Hall Freemason and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Jones died on January 26, 2020, at the age of 93 from congestive heart failure. See also List of African-American federal judges List of African-American jurists References External links 1926 births 2020 deaths African-American judges Assistant United States Attorneys Harvard Law School faculty Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Military personnel from Ohio Lawyers from Youngstown, Ohio United States court of appeals judges appointed by Jimmy Carter 20th-century American judges Youngstown State University alumni Spingarn Medal winners United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 21st-century African-American people