Class of 1959
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James G. "Jamie" Stuart, died on April 5, 2008, after a brief illness. A long-time Chicago-area resident, his law career included executive roles with Cox Enterprises and Field Enterprises. He served as chairman of Field Communications Corp. from 1977 to 1980 after serving for five years as its Executive Vice President. Beginning in 1988, he focused his practice on advising physicians on financial and business matters. At Vanderbilt, he was on the _Vanderbilt Law Review_, and he earned an LL.M. in taxation from New York University in 1962. He served in the United States Air Force as a single-engine fighter pilot from 1955 to 1956, rising to the rank of Captain, and then served in the Tennessee Air National Guard from 1956 to 1959. Jamie was a dedicated performer playing the clarinet and served as a board member of the Chicago Chamber Musicians, as a governing member of the Chicago Symphony, and as president of Arts at Large. He completed the Mrs. T's Chicago Triathlon in 1997 at the age of 65. He is survived by his wife, Karen Zupko Stuart, and a son and a daughter.
William Jerry Parker, 74, died Friday, January, 19, 2007, following a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Bowling Green, he graduated from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green College of Commerce, and Vanderbilt University Law School. Mr. Parker was admitted to the Kentucky and Tennessee Bars in 1959 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966. He was a member of HarlinParker Law Firm. He served on the Kentucky Bar Association Board of Governors (1969-1982), as President of the Kentucky Bar Association (1980-1981), and as Chairman of the KBA Continuing Legal Education Commission (1983-89). He was also a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In addition to his legal career, he was for many years a part-time instructor at Western. At his death, he was co-chairman of Albany Bancshares and on the board of directors of First National Bank of Columbia. He was an active Rotarian, serving as president of the Noon Rotary Club; District Governor for District 6710 of Rotary International; a Paul Harris Fellow; and national permanent fund advisor for The Rotary Foundation. Survivors include his wife, Eva Jane Martin Parker; two daughters, Jane Beth McCarty (Matt), of St. Louis, MO, and Jo Lynch (David) of Knoxville, TN; two sons, William Jerry Parker, Jr. (Claudia) of Colleyville, TX, and Frederick Smith Parker (Amy) of Charlotte, NC; and nine grandchildren Currin, Parker, John McCarty; Charlotte, Will, and Hayden Parker; Jack Lynch; and Alex and Libby Parker.
Bob Youngerman writes a weekly opinion column for The Asheville Citizen-Times in Asheville, North Carolina.
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