Irvington Councilwoman Sandra “Sandy” Jones has died, InsiderNJ has learned.

Councilwoman Jones assumed the oath of office for the unexpired term of her good friend and mentor, the late D. Bilal Beasley who vacated his South Ward seat on the Irvington Township Municipal Council to serve as Council Member At-Large. H

Ms. Jones worked on the mayoral campaign for Julian Robinson then as a member of the Parent Teacher Associations for both P.S. 34 and Snyder High School.

She was President of the Armstrong Avenue Block Association and subsequently served as district leader. Jones eventually moved to the Township of Irvington in 1993 where she would win consecutive terms on the Irvington Board of Education, chosen as vice president.