Kathleen Marie Jones

May 4, 1952 — March 27, 2024

Simi Valley

Kathleen Marie Jones

May 4, 1952 - Mar 27, 2024

Kathleen Marie Jones was born in Lynwood, CA and passed away peacefully in Simi Valley, CA.
She was just shy of 72 years old.

Kathy was a concert mistress for the Compton Youth Orchestra. She played her violin in most of the major concert halls and many of the Christian churches in the greater Los Angeles area. As a young adult she formed her own string quartet and played in many of the Christian churches in and around the Simi Valley area.

Kathy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science and received her California Physical Therapy Certification form CSU Northridge/UCLA. She practiced outpatient orthopedic physical therapy for 47 years. Kathy helped to improve the health of thousands of her patients. She formed three private physical therapy practices including: Kathleen M. Jones Physical Therapy, West Coast Physical Therapy, and Simi Hills Physical Therapy. She was a chief physical therapist for three outpatients orthopedic physical therapy practices including: Thomas Reed Physical Therapy in West Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Van Nuys; Dave Dennies' Sports Motion Physical Therapy in Calabasas; and Roxanne Gerry's Community Center Physical Therapy in West Hills.

Kathy was very healthy for much of her life, but she also faced some major health issues. She was a Type I (insulin dependent) Diabetic for over 65 years. This led to some complications that required major eye surgeries, dialysis, and transplanted kidney. Back in the late 1980's her UCLA Medical Center doctor suggested that if she could eat a low protein, low fat, and low salt diet, she might be able to extend the life of her kidneys --but this had not been done before, and it was only a theory. Kathy set herself to the task and with her diet extended the life of her kidneys four years longer than the projected loss date. She wrote a cookbook, "Kathy's Better Health Cookbook," a first of its kind that included the nutrients in all her recipes. She followed her diet for her transplanted kidney and it lasted 29 years, more than twice the life span of most transplanted kidneys.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Gregory Thomas Jones -- "My Wonderful Girl" and I were married 42 very happy years, her daughter, Kelley Lynn Cook, her husband David Cook and three grandchildren: Cole, Rashel, and Mia. We are all doing pretty well. We will miss her.

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Kathleen Marie Jones

May 4, 1952 — March 27, 2024

Simi Valley

Kathleen Marie Jones

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