Roger Jones, businessman, philanthropist, humanitarian and avid athlete has founded numerous business and community organizations. In 1996, he started Companion Associates, Inc., one of South Carolina's largest privately held real estate development firms. Companion Associates was distinguished as one of South Carolina's fastest growing companies by The South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce in 2006.
He has helped establish and launch a number of non-profit organizations including Reading Partners of South Carolina, Charleston Social Venture Partners, and The Charleston Paddle Club.
During a 2012 trip to East Germany to receive a newly developed intensive radiation treatment for Neuroendocrine Cancer, Roger decided to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. The Final Victory is his first novel. He has had articles and short stories published in several local publications as well as The Writers Digest. Married for forty-seven years, Roger is the proud father of three children and grandfather of three grandchildren. His life's greatest lesson is quoted by The Final Victory's protagonist Tripp Avery, "Forgiveness is the foundation of every miracle."
