Samuel "Sam" Jones
Marriages
Latoya Lynn Romero - May 30, 2009
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6B - February 5, 2023
Samuel Jones, 40, of
Grand Junction, Coloardo
died peacefully at Hope
West Hospice after a 2
½ year battle with colon
cancer on Monday, January
23, 2023. Heaven has truly
gained a special angel!
Sam was a loving
husband and amazing father of two children. Sam was
born in Houston, Texas on May 9, 1982 to Ken and Jill
Harrington Jones. In 1999, he moved to Grand Junction
with his mother, brother and sister. He graduated from
R-5 High School in 2003.
Sam had a love for cars, motorcycles, and he had an
amazing aptitude for auto mechanics. He put himself
through truck driving school and worked for Meadow
Gold as a driver for 16 years. He then went to work for
Shamrock for a short time until he learned about his
colon cancer diagnosis.
Sam met Latoya Lynn Romero in high school and
dated for 10 years before getting married on May 30,
2009, raising two amazing children, Sarafina (10) and
Dashawn (8). Sam was selfless and generous with his
time and talents. He was always helping friends, family
and strangers in times of need, any time of the day! The
thing is, many strangers he helped became close friends
after the chance encounter. Sam worked on people’s
cars and towed vehicles. Sam had many side hustles.
He had a strong work ethic that went way beyond just
his time at work. He often came home, still wearing his
work clothes, and would tow and work on people’s cars.
Sam’s love for motorcycles evolved to Harley Davidson
due to his Uncle Chip and the biker brotherhood. His
love and joy was his White 2009 Harley Davidson
Street Glide that he heavily customized. There isn’t
another bike like it. Another passion of Sam’s was to
play ‘Bones’, the dominoes game! Indeed, it was very
hard to beat him and he whooped a lot of butt. His
nickname was ‘Bones Jones’!
Sam has left an indelible mark on anyone who
met him. He left a legacy of love, compassion, and
dedication to helping others. Sam bravely fought colon
cancer since discovery in 2020. Despite the aggressive
treatment and pain, Sam never complained. In fact, true
to his personality, he even rode his Harley more, to see
as much of America as he could. He wanted to hit all
50 states. In May 2022 alone, he rode through 15 states,
seeing Maine, New York, Michigan and others.
Sam had gone to Sturgis for 8 straight years and went
in 2022, as well. He was in a lot of pain. But he said he
felt most comfortable riding his Harley! One week after
returning from Sturgis and putting on 1,775 miles, he
did the Iron Butt Challenge, which is to ride 1,000 miles
in 24 hours! In fact, he rode his Harley 18,885 miles,
just in 2022. Sam did not let cancer dictate his life. He
used it to embrace life and to continue to cherish time
with family and friends.
Sam was preceded in death by his Uncle Chip
Harrington and Grandfather, Chuck Harrington. He is
survived by his wife, Latoya; daughter, Sarafina; son,
Dashawn; mother, Jill Harrington, all of Grand Junction;
brother, Jeston, Paducah, Kentucky; sister, Isreal of
Colorado Springs; grandmother, Jan Harrington of
Cedaredge, Colorado, Uncle Steve Harrington, Grand
Junction and Aunt Beth Harrington of Delta; half-brothers, Kenneth Jr. and Isaac; half-sister, Kenya; his
cousins, Logannd Maya; niece, Ashley; nephew, Elijah;
and loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and
in-laws.
Sam’s Celebration of Life will be held at the Grand
Valley Event Center at 2400 Consistory Court, on
Saturday, Februray 18 at 4 pm. This will be the time to
honor his life and share stories and memories. His wish
was to have a motorcycle ride planned on his birthday
on the Colorado National Monument. Details to come.
Donations to help with medical expenses may be sent to
The Samuel Jones Memorial Fund at Coloramo Federal
Union, 516 28 Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501.
