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‘He built his own door and then he held it open for a lot of us’ - NowKalamazoo

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Family, friends, and business associates gathered Monday at Stones Church to celebrate the life and career of Fred Lee Jones, who died June 18 at the age of 91. Photo by James Sanford. When Fred Lee Jones saw aimless young people hanging around one of his businesses, he didn’t send them away or call security. “He had that rare combination of entrepreneurial fire and deep desire to lift others up,” said former Kalamazoo mayor Bobby Hopewell. “You…
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nowkalamazoo.org broke the news on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
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