Thomas F. Jones, III
2117 Lourdes St., San Miguel Village
Makati City, Philippines, 1206
(632) 897-3186
tfjones3@gmail.com

 

Tom and Daughter Lisa

This one is a picture of me having lunch in a small town named Kampong Trach, a small town near the southernmost border crossing into Vietnam. I was studying the feasibility of having a highclass highway link running from Bangkok thru Cambodia to Ca Mau in southern. It proved feasible and is being constructed. I really enjoyed that work.

2011

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF TOM JONES

1. Graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1961
2. Attended Purdue University in 1961/1962 but was kicked out for antisocial behavior (drinking)
3. Married Kathy Wickes in 1964. Our first daughter was born in late September the same year.
4. Graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BBA (economics and statistics in 1965.
5. In 1965 entered the MBA program at the University of South Carolina and worked for a consulting firm, Wilbur Smith and Associates as a transport planner/economist.
6. Graduated from USC with an MBA (economics and statistics) and was invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma honorary society in 1967.
7. Went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part of a team to study the feasibility of a bridge crossing Guanabara Bay.
8. After that I worked in several states on a variety of transport projects as well as some economic/financial feasibility studies and socioeconomic impact studies. The most interesting was three years in Alaska and one year in Denver Colorado. Our second daughter was born in Anchorage in July 1969.
9. In 1972 I went to Korea to work on a road transport network for the country. Kathy and I split up during that assignment and were finally divorced in 1974. I worked in Korea for three years and married a Korean girl in 1974 after the divorce
10. After Korea we went to Algeria for a two year study of transport needs, regulation and policy. While in Algeria I was offered a position with the Asian Development Bank. I accepted and was given a raise even before I reporting for work.
11. Arrived in Manila in October 1977 and have been here ever since. My Korean wife and I separated in 1981; she went to live in San Francisco with our daughter who was born in October 1979. We have never divorced. I have five grandchildren. The eldest graduated from university last year and is attending a graduate school in NYC.
12. I was with ADB for 24 years working mostly on road, port and telecommunications projects. It was very rewarding work.
13. I retired in January 2002 and after visiting several retirement possibilities including the USA, I decided to stay here where I became a partner in a bar/restaurant. After about a year I had a falling out with my partners. Since 2003 I have worked part-time as a consultant for ADB and others. I live in a small house and a small garden that I share with two cats and a dog. My household staff number four and they take very good care of me.

 

2007

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF TOM JONES

1. Graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1961

2. Attended Purdue University in 1961/1962 but was kicked out for antisocial behavior (drinking)

3. Married Kathy Wickes in 1964. Our first daughter was born in late October the same year.

4. Graduated from the University of Mississippi with a BBA (economics and statistics in 1965.

5. In 1965 entered the MBA program at the University of South Carolina and worked for a consulting firm, Wilbur Smith and Associates as a transport planner/economist.

6. Graduated from USC with an MBA (economics and statistics) and was invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma honorary society in 1967.

7. Went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as part of a team to study the feasibility of a bridge crossing Guanabara Bay.

8. After that I worked in several states on a variety of transport projects as well as some economic/financial feasibility studies and socioeconomic impact studies. The most interesting was three years in Alaska and one year in Denver Colorado. Our second daughter was born in Anchorage in July 1969.

9. In 1972 I went to Korea to work on a road transport network for the country. Kathy and I split up during that assignment and were finally divorced in 1974. I worked in Korea for three years and married a Korean girl in 1974 after the divorce

10. After Korea we went to Algeria for a two year study of transport needs, regulation and policy. While in Algeria I was offered a position with the Asian Development Bank. I accepted and was given a raise even before I reporting for work.

11. Arrived in Manila in October 1977 and have been here ever since. My Korean wife and I separated in 1981; she went to live in San Francisco with our daughter who was born in October 1979. We have never divorced. I have three grandchildren. The eldest graduated from HS this year and is attending a university in Ohio as a full scholar.

12. I was with ADB for 24 years working mostly on road, port and telecommunications projects. It was very rewarding work.

13. I retired in January 2002 and after visiting several retirement possibilities including the USA, I decided to stay here where I became a partner in a bar/restaurant. After about a year I had a falling out with my partners. Since 2003 I have worked part-time as a consultant for ADB and others. I share a small house and a small garden with another guy about my age.

14. I have adopted a street cat that sometimes visits either when he is hungry or wants attention. I have also adopted two rabbits from the neighbor kids. I am also part owner of a meat processing factory. I eat my profits.