Marine D. Jones Marine Delois Jackson Jones was born and raised in Huntsville, Texas. She attended Sam Houston High School. She graduated from Jarvis Christian College in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science degree and majored in Business education. After moving to Houston, she pursued elementary education certification from Texas Southern University.

She also holds a Masters of Education degree in Library Science from Sam Houston State University. She returned to Texas Southern University for certification in Counseling in 1972 and became a licensed professional counselor and guidance in 1984 and retired from Aldine Independent School District in 1998 after 38 years of service. She held various positions in Aldine including secretary, teacher, assistant librarian, librarian, and counselor.
In February 2002, she was appointed to the Aldine ISD School Board. She enjoys the students, parents, staff, and community of Aldine. In September 2004, she became master trustee.

Along with serving on the school board, she is also a teacher intern supervisor for the University of Houston-Downtown. In 2007, Marine received the Living Legend Award from Wesley United Methodist Church and was recognized by her home church, Galilee Missionary Baptist Church with the Star Educator Award.
She is a Life Member of the Jarvis Christian College/ Southern Christian Institute National Alumni Association and the Houston Area JCC Alumni Association. She is also president of the Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards. She is married to Bennie Roy Jones. They have one daughter, Marcie Jones Strahan.
We salute Marine D. Jones as this week’s Living Legend and invite you to send in who you think will make a good Living Legend and why they should be honored.