MEMORIAL RESOLUTION 2015

2015 MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

Memorial to

Stephen Milton Goldstein

As prepared and presented by Mary Neill Southerland

Stephen Milton Goldstein died on Tuesday May 6, 2014.

Steve was the only surviving child of the late Arno and Maxine Goldstein. Steve’s father Arno had escaped Nazi Germany on the ship Nieuw Amsterdam which left from Rotterdam. Arno had followed his sister and Mother to New York where they lived and were assisted by the Jewish Benevolent Association. Arno enlisted and served in the United Army both in World War II and Korea.

Steve attributed his interest in the law to his maternal grandfather who served in the office as the Sheriff of Peoria, Illinois.

After Arno completed his military service, the Family moved to Chattanooga where Steve was born. After receiving backing from John T. Lupton, the Goldstein’s opened “The Gentry”, a downtown Chattanooga clothing store and institution for many years. The store was “the place” to buy your suits for a generation of Chattanooga professionals.

Steve’s devotion to his parents was legendary among his friends. He cared for his parents through numerous illnesses each of them suffered, stopping his practice and then restarting his practice five times to care for them.

Steve was a graduate of East Ridge High School where he told others of the repeated kindnesses and considerations of the staff, and how the late Russell Ayres his principal at East Ridge Junior and Senior High Schools. One such kindness was the formation of an Audio Visual Club, who were tasked with stage and supplying the sound and projection systems for special assemblies and speakers. The speakers were almost always proselytizing and the AV group just happened to contain those who did not hold Sunday as the Day of Rest. It was a late 1950 and 60s way of respect for the four Jewish students and three Seventh day Adventists.

Upon graduation from East Ridge, Steve went to the then Memphis State University for both undergraduate and Law School. He worked his way through school working in the school law Library. He practiced law for over 40 years specializing in criminal law and representation of those operating under some sort of infirmity.

To all of his many friend, Steve will be missed for the many and varied small kindnesses that were second nature to him, the Friday night dinners, the phone call on a holiday or just because he would worry about you, the escorting an out of town relative around Chattanooga without being asked, suggesting to someone to try a different kind of eye drop, the law review or statute you had been looking for and he just “happened” to find. His interest would range from classic jazz to the “Naked Archeologist” to “Biblical History” to “Al Jazeera” to “Elementary” to the current favorite high body count thriller any real high. He would read the Wall Street Journal as well as Col Sanders’ Blog to the Nation and the Atlantic magazines. He was the same to everyone anywhere he went. He walked everywhere whatever the weather, with his hat and his briefcase. If he had found something which he thought you would enjoy – whether related to law or politics or whatever, He would get this quirky smile on his face, a twinkle in the eye and say “Well, have I got something for you…”

In the aftermath of Steve’s death, a gentleman in Alabama and his family are profoundly grateful and remember Steve’s life; as does a gentleman who was dying of liver failure in Middle Tennessee; and as does a gentleman with kidney failure in North Carolina. These and others have a gratitude to Steve that exceeds all bounds because of this gift of life that Steve gave them. These are just a few of those of us who knew Steve, his life and his legacy.

But I feel that a dear mutual friend summed it up the best when he said, “Steve was just too gentle a soul for this cruel world”.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Stephen Milton Goldstein’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be filed in the archives of the Chattanooga Bar Association and be enrolled in the Memorial Resolution Book of the Circuit and Chancery Courts of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and that a copy be presented to his family as a token of the esteem and honor in which he has been held, as an expression of our very deep sympathy and our mutual loss.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Fred T. Hanzelik

As prepared and presented by Ryan D. Hanzelik

Fred. T. Hanzelik died October 24, 2014 at the age of 63. He was born on July 15, 1951 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to the late Louis and Anita Hanzelik. Fred was a graduate of the University of South Florida and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Emory University.

Upon graduation from law school, Fred moved to Chattanooga and practiced with attorney Selma Cash Paty. He later practiced with Noone Stringer law firm and before partnering with attorney Jim Lee. He eventually formed his own law firm, Hanzelik and Associates.

Fred loved to travel the world and play golf on the planet’s most exclusive and exotic golf courses, including Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, and The Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.

I had just been born when my dad finished at Emory law school and became a licensed attorney. My entire life has been spent in the company of the greatest lawyer I ever knew, my dad. He was brilliant. He was cool under pressure. And he was one of toughest trial lawyers anyone ever faced. He could strategically devour your witness and deconstruct any story to uncover all of their lies and expose them for all of their flaws. He could drive opposing counsel to frustration while also challenging every aspect of their legal intellect. He was always ahead of his opponents, calculated and intentional in his methods.

When I became a lawyer, the first piece of advice my dad ever gave me was “Don’t burn bridges. I came out of law school thinking I had to be a bulldog, a gunslinger. And I’ve paid for it ever since. ” He thought I was a nice person and he encouraged me to use it to my advantage to help people. He always complimented me on having a big heart and a desire to help others. I think it is what he liked about me the most as a lawyer.

The second piece of advice he gave me was “never let your opponent outwork you.” Every vacation, he was reading his files. Every car ride, he was dictating into his recorder or on the phone. And in later years, at every lunch, he was on his computer emailing and typing his pleadings. And somehow, amidst all his labor, he was always present in my life. He taught me life lessons that shaped me into the husband, father, lawyer, and man that I am today.

He was there at dinner time. He was there to help me study. He was there when I graduated college and law school. He was there when I was sworn in as an attorney. He was there when I got my first client. He taught me how to draft my first pleading. He taught me how to pick a jury. He taught me how to take a deposition. He taught me how to run a business and he taught me how to have fun while doing it.

His legal wisdom was only exceeded by his love for his children. He was a father to one daughter, four sons, and a step-son. He gave each and every one of them an education and an opportunity to succeed at whatever they wanted to do. Four of his children have four bachelor degrees and two doctorates combined. The other two are on their way to college and middle school. We are his legacy.

Fred Hanzelik was a brilliant lawyer, the greatest I ever knew. But he was the most loving, challenging, and devoted father I could have asked for. I am forever grateful for his time, love and inspiration that he shared.

Fred is survived by his wife, Misty Hanzelik; step-mother, Desi Hanzelik; brother, David Hanzelik, sons, Sean Hanzelik, Ryan Hanzelik, Nicolas Hanzelik, Dylan Hanzelik, and Tanner Webb; daughter, April Jewell and six grandchildren.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Fred T. Hanzelik’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

J. William “Bill” Pope, Jr.

As prepared by James W. Pope III and presented by The Honorable J. Michael Taylor

J. William “Bill” Pope, Jr. was born February 2, 1938, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a graduate of Battle Ground Academy, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. While in college, Bill was active in campus politics and was an officer in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was an avid UT fan and put three children through the university as well. Bill is survived by his loving wife Jacqueline Stewart Pope; children Karen Pope (James) Sellin, Libby Pope Ellis, James W. Pope III, and Benjamin (Stephanie) Stewart; sisters Virginia Ross Pope (John) Hardaway and Eleanor Frances Pope (Howard) Katz; and eight grandchildren who will cherish his memory.

In 1962 Bill began his career as an attorney for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He entered private practice in 1965 in his ancestral hometown of Pikeville, Tennessee, where he also served as mayor for four years. Bill was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1966. He ran a spirited campaign against Bill Brock in 1968 for the United States House of Representatives. Bill was appointed District Attorney General of the 18^th (now 12^th) Judicial Circuit by Governor Buford Ellington in 1970. He served with distinction in that capacity until his retirement in 1992. Bill was a true public servant and had a desire to give back to his community. He served as chairman of the first Bledsoe County General Hospital Board, chairman of the Southeast Tennessee Development District, chairman of the Sequatchie Valley Development Agency, member of the Tennessee Sentencing Commission and president of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference. Bill was also honored to be inducted as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Bill has been described by many attorneys as a tough but fair prosecutor. He also had a flair for the dramatic. He freely admitted that he was a prima donna and he made no bones about it. It has been said that Bill never met a camera that he didn’t like. Nonetheless, he never let that interfere with his solemn duty to seek justice. Bill had many epic battles with his longtime friend, the late Honorable Thomas A. Greer, Jr. Occasionally, Bill would put on a show in front of the jury after an adverse ruling by Judge Greer. One such time, Judge Greer told the jury to ignore the General’s comments because he didn’t know anymore about the case than Judge Greer did. In a stage whisper, Bill commented, “If that’s the case, we’re in a hell of a shape.” Judge Greer promptly threatened him with contempt of court as he was known to do. One of Bill’s best attributes as an attorney was the ability to take the fight to his adversary with great vigor in the courtroom. Once the case was over, however, he would shake your hand and be your friend. Bill was highly respected for his ability as a trial attorney by both friend and foe.

After his retirement from the State, Bill returned to private practice in Chattanooga. He renewed his love for the legislative process by representing many clients as a lobbyist before the Tennessee General Assembly. Bill also spent much of his time as a banker. He served on the board of directors of First National Bank of Pikeville from 1966 until his death, with the last thirty-three years as its chairman.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED in a special Memorial Session on this 6^th day of March 2015, that the Honorable J. William (Bill) Pope, Jr.’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this resolution and be adopted by this association as words of respect, praise and memory.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be filed in the archives of the Chattanooga Bar Association and be enrolled in the Memorial Resolution Book of the Circuit and Chancery Courts of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and that a copy be presented to his family as a token of the esteem and honor in which he has been held, and as an expression of our very deep sympathy in our mutual loss.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Michael M. “Mike” Raulston

As prepared and presented by The Honorable W. Neil Thomas, III

Mike Raulston, born in 1944, passed away on September 5, 2014. He attended Baylor School and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1967. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1970.

A member of this Bar since 1971, Mike was a fierce advocate for those whom others would not defend. In his practice, he presented novel constitutional arguments, some of which were successful and some of which were not, and advocating tirelessly on behalf of his domestic clients. Not only was Mike a tireless advocate, he was a great thinker, not only in areas of the law but in areas involving humanity.

Mike also applied his legal learning in unique ways. In one of his early cases where a witness was asked his name Mike objected. When asked the basis for his objection, he replied that the answer called for hearsay testimony, explaining that the only way the witness could know the answer was that he was told by his parents.

Mike was a poet, philosopher, but most of all, a caring person. He was always interested in what you were thinking, what bothered you and what meant most to you. More importantly, he always had time for you. When posed with difficult questions, however, he would often say, “That is something you will just have to find out, but learn from your experience.”

I can remember the first time I became aware of Mike, and it was in true Mike fashion. We both had the privilege of graduating from Baylor, and in 1961 Baylor held a costume dance. As you will recall, this was about the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Mike attended the costume ball as Fidel Castro. I will never forget him entering the gymnasium with girls on his arm and a cigar sticking out of his mouth with that Mike Raulston grin.

I truly mean it when I say, “This place will miss Mike Raulston.”

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Michael M. “Mike” Raulston’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Lorraine Helen Raymond

As prepared and presented by Kenneth R. Lawson

Lorraine Helen Raymond was born October 10, 1947 in Watseka, Illinois, to Elmer Teske and Gertrude Hasz Teske. She earned her undergraduate degree at Southern Illinois University and her law degree from Southern Illinois University Law School. She was admitted to practice law in 1986.

While Lorraine Raymond stalwartly refused to give up her battle against cancer during her final days in May of last year, she began to focus her attention on the people she cherished. During that time it was a tremendous honor for me to listen as she shared how deeply she treasured her family, her career, and the attorneys here in Hamilton County.

A smile would forever flicker across her face whenever Lorraine talked about the clients who believed they were unable to afford an attorney, yet desperately needed one anyway. Never one to lightly turn away those in need of an advocate, she proudly described, with a soft fondness in her voice, the many “fine folks” who found solutions to their legal dilemmas in her office.

Of course, her primary love and devotion were for her son, Steve, her grandson, Ty, her granddaughter, Allison Collins, and her sisters, Nancy Redecker, Linda Leveque, and Beverly Smith, along with their respective families. Lorraine’s lasting love for her family was abundantly displayed in the many pictures throughout her office, and in how brightly her face lit up at any opportunity to speak about her grandchildren!

Before she passed, and aware that the end was near, Lorraine invested with me a message for her fellow attorneys. It saddened her how easy it is to lose sight of the importance of paying attention to our health. It is amazing how deeply the state of our health can affect those around us, those we love, and those we leave behind. She told me with great regret the hold smoking had over her and how it had shortened her life. She shared her yearning to visit each of us she knew and plead with us to be more aware and careful about our health, especially our eating and smoking habits, and for us to understand the real and devastating consequences that shrugging those challenges off can have.

Lorraine Raymond was not an attorney focused on fame, wealth, or power. Instead she was the type of attorney who, as we all should aspire to be, will be forever remembered by the legacy left through those whose lives she brightened. Lorraine Raymond left the legacy of a long list of clients touched, championed, and protected with a dedication, determination, and fierce loyalty we all would be proud to embody.

She passed away on May 27, 2014 at the age of 66.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Lorraine Helen Raymond’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Harold A. Schwartz, Jr.

As prepared and presented by Hugh J. Moore, Jr.

Harold A. "Hal" Schwartz, Jr., a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, died on March 5, 2014, at the age of 71. I was fortunate to practice with Hal as his partner for more than 30 years. Hal was a remarkable person, a good friend, and an outstanding lawyer. I’ll tell you some facts about him, and then briefly discuss a couple of things about him you probably didn’t know.

He was a graduate of Baylor and received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, his LL.B from the University of Pennsylvania, and his LL.M (in taxation) from New York University. He served as a law clerk to the trial judges of the United States Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. He joined the law firm of Witt, Gaither, and Whitaker in 1978 and practiced primarily in the areas of estate planning and employee benefits before retiring in 2012.

Active in professional organizations, Hal served as president of the Chattanooga Bar Association, first president and one of the founders of the Chattanooga Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and as a director of both the Chattanooga Tax Practioners and the Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga.

He was a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, which has approximately 2,000 members nationwide. In addition, he was a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Association, an honor bestowed on no more than 30 Tennessee attorneys each year.

As a member of the Southern Employee Benefits Conference, Hal was selected to be one of approximately 80 practitioners in the Southeast to meet annually with the Internal Revenue Service on pension matters. Early in his career he served as associate counsel for Interstate Life & Accident Company, and he also earned the designations of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Hal was always involved in the Chattanooga community. He served as president of the Chattanooga Jaycees. You had to be there in the 1970s to know what a big deal that was. The local Jaycee (Junior Chamber of Commerce) chapter had maybe 200 members, and was involved in everything in Chattanooga. More about that in a minute.

He also was President of Mizpah Congregation, Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement (Now READ of Chattanooga), and the Chattanooga Jaycee Foundation. He served as campaign treasurer for Chattanooga Mayor Gene Roberts during his

three successful political campaigns.

He was named Volunteer Lawyer of the Year in 2001. He was an avid stamp collector, loved to travel, and his grandchildren were the highlight of his life.

Two things that you probably don’t know about Hal.

First, he was the key lawyer behind what turned out to be, at the time, one of the largest civil trial verdicts in Tennessee. The case was Smith v. Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. I worked on the case with Hal, and when it came into our office, through Raymond Witt’s former high school football coach at Central, I didn’t understand it. Hal did. He worked through the intricacies and various changes in the Tennessee state teacher retirement program, and discovered that a class of retired teachers had been shortchanged by the system. Hal drafted the Complaint, and we tried the case in Nashville. It resulted in an ultimate payout of around $12 million to the teachers. And the result was all because of Hal’s knowledge and understanding of a complex and difficult system.

Second, he is responsible for the haunted houses that seem to take over Chattanooga each October. Sometime in the early 70s Hal heard about Halloween haunted houses at a national Jaycee meeting. He brought the idea back to Chattanooga. The club found a large, vacant house on Forest Avenue that was to be torn down. Hal spent weeks, with other Club members, planning, decorating, and then operating the haunted house. It was a huge – and unexpected – success.

Now haunted houses are everywhere, and the Chattanooga Jaycees are defunct.

Hal was unfailingly upbeat. A joy to be around. I never once heard him mention his near blindness, or the other physical problems he had later in life. He appreciated the staff at our firm, and was always interested in their families, and their activities. Hal had a great sense of humor. And perhaps unlike some others in his profession, he never took himself seriously.

He was preceded in death by Dr. Harold A. Schwartz, his father, Eleanor Miller Schwartz, his mother, and his sister Patti Ann Schwartz. He is survived by his wife, Elwynn Harrison Schwartz; his son, Harold A. (Skip) Schwartz III (Holly); daughters, Karen Johnson (Art), Susan Crispell (Mark); sister, Ellen Schwartz Yellin (Marc); grandchildren, Caroline Riede, Skylar Schwartz, Blayden Schwartz, and Nicholas Johnson; nephews, Jeffrey Yellin, Brian Yellin (Megan); mother-in-law, Bettye Harrison.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Harold A. Schwartz, Jr.’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Fred Duncan Swindoll

As prepared by Samuel R. Anderson and presented by Gerard M. Siciliano

Most likely, very few of you ever heard of or knew Fred Swindoll. Fred was not a high-profile trial lawyer; he wasn't on the pages of our newspaper, probably never appeared before any appellant court. Fred was a real estate title specialist. But Fred lived an extraordinary life.

Fred Duncan Swindoll, 89, was born February 19, 1925, at Shannon, Mississippi, and passed away May 6, 2014.

During World War II, and in the tenth grade, Fred dropped out of high school and volunteered for the United States Army Air Corps. From 1943 until 1946, he served in the 1369^th Military Police Company, stationed in India and China. As Fred viewed his job duties, “Our primary responsibility was to see that the drunken flight crews got back to base safely before midnight in order to carry on their fly duties the next morning”.

Upon honorable discharge from the service, Fred returned to his high school, rejoining his classmates in the 12th grade, later attending and graduating with a bachelors degree from Mississippi State University, married his sweetheart, Hannah Strickland, and had a son and a daughter, After obtaining his bachelor's degree, he worked as an Inspector at Combustion Engineering as well as also filling in as a substitute mail carrier. Finally, he worked his way through law school at Knoxville, obtaining his degree from UT in 1965.

When his son-in-law passed away in 1974, with absolutely no hesitation, Fred assumed the life-long role as father to his two- and four-year old granddaughters.

As a real estate title specialist, Fred worked for Title Guaranty & Trust Company for many years before joining Luther, Anderson, Ruth and Cleary. In those days before computers and smart devices, Fred spent most days, all day, in the Register of Deeds office, lifting giant-sized heavy deed books before returning to his office to record his findings. He was a quiet, kind, gentle guy, always accepting, tolerant, and prompt. He was never once late for anything!

After decades of title searching Fred retired from this line of work, became a full-time caregiver to his beloved wife Hannah until her death in 2003, and also became a proud great grandfather.

In July 2005, and at the ripe old age of 80, Fred decided it was not time to retire and took a job as a security guard with Walden Security where he worked for the next eight years. It is fair to say that Fred never wanted to retire from any job and never did. He worked this job until he fractured a hip in 2013 at the age of 88.

He loved his family, his dogs and cat, his yard and home and took loving care of all of them. His kindness and gentle nature will be missed.

Fred was preceded in death by his wife, Hannah Swindoll; his siblings, George, Charles and Edward Swindoll. Survivors include his children, James "Ike" Swindoll, Martha Pierce, both of Chattanooga; siblings, Doris Roberts, Joanne Clark, Harold Swindoll, all of Mississippi, Lamar Swindoll, of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Tami Brumley of Ringgold and Becky Griffin of Murfreesboro; one great-grandson, Titus Brumley; and many nieces and nephews. His tremendous wit and wisdom, as well as his great kindness and gentle nature, will be profoundly missed by all who were fortunate enough to be in his care

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Fred Duncan Swindoll’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

Memorial to

Shields Wilson

As prepared and presented by Rosemarie L. Hill

Shields was born on November 14, 1920 in Boonshill, Tn. He left us on September 11, 2014, at his home in Riverview with his family at his side. His death came a few short weeks after that of his lifelong love and bride of 68 years, Frances Louise Seay.

He graduated from the Webb School and then earned his B.A. and law degree from Vanderbilt University. He never gave up his loyalty to Vanderbilt and could tell you every statistic on every Vandy sport there ever was. He was a well-respected and loved alumni and recruited tirelessly for the University.

Before entering law school, Shields enlisted in the Navy, attended Officers’ Candidate School at Northwestern University, and on June 6, 1944, stormed the beaches at Normandy. Shields commanded 8 LCVPs, taking troops onto the beaches in the first wave of the D-Day invasion. His excellent and keen mind and steady demeanor served him well in that life-changing experience. He and others from his LST were awarded a medal for crossing the English Channel more times than any other Navy ship. An interview about Shields’ war experience is on file at the Library of Congress.

Shields was the Director of the corporate Tax Division of the Tennessee Department of Revenue before he joined the law firm of Witt Gaither & Whitaker, with which he was a partner for many years. He later served as General Counsel for American National Bank, and upon retirement, returned to the firm where he delighted one and all with his stories, the huge and beautiful roses he brought in during the growing season, and for some the best of all - his vast chocolate and candy supply. Someone once confessed to “sneaking” a piece out of his candy drawer while Shields was out of the office, and he said that was just fine, but admitted he kept it full with the hope that everyone would learn to stop by. And stop by they did, but it was for much more than the candy – Shields’ knowledge was vast, his stories were excellent, and best of all, his company was always uplifting.

Shields was a family man in every sense of the phrase - one who rarely missed a game or match in which his children played. He and Frances brought four fine children into the world – his daughter Elenora Asbury lives with her husband Bill in Dallas, his daughter Thayer McGahee lives with her husband Rusty in Augusta, and John and his wife Susan live in Chattanooga, and Shields’ son Albert also lives here in Chattanooga. “Pappy” took great delight in his grandchildren and never tired of hearing about their lives. He was a role model of unselfishness, generosity and love for his family, as well as everyone who crossed paths with him. He loved the company of family and friends, and was a great listener. But he neglected no one – Shields would stop and talk to anyone, anywhere, and he didn’t care what your job was or who you were. One of his partners said that if he had an appointment with the President and was running late, Shields would still stop on the street and talk to people.

Shields found peace and joy in his garden and particularly in his roses – he once had over 200 bushes. His garden was a haven for birds, and he took delight in feeding hundreds of them.

Throughout his years, Shields was also actively involved with a number of organizations, including Goodwill Industries, the Kiwanis club, the Chattanooga Quarterback Club, the Chattanooga Vanderbilt Alumni Association, and he served as an Elder at Rivermont Presbyterian church.

Those who knew and worked with him will tell you that Shields was always a gentleman, that he never met a stranger, and that he was a man of great humility, patience, and forgiveness. He was a true Southern Gentleman and they never saw him angry or with a display of temper. A delight to all and a treasure to those who could count him as family, friend, or partner. We are all better for knowing Shields Wilson.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, in a special memorial session on this 6th day of March, 2015, that Shields Wilson’s good deeds and kindness be memorialized through this Resolution, and be adopted by this Association as words of respect, praise and memory.

CHATTANOOGA BAR ASSOCIATION

B. Paul Hatcher, President

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