I met Pat Halloran over the phone. The meeting was to talk about the Orpheum, a place and an era he held very near and…
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Category: Obituaries
TRIBUTES. Vincent Astor: historian, performer, Memphis LBGTQ trailblazer, gone at 69
Vincent Astor, RIP Before I had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know him, I knew of Vincent Astor in name only, as…
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David W. Cooley: In Memoriam
David W. Cooley was a native of Hendersonville, NC but made a big impact on Memphis. He twice served as the CEO of the Memphis…
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John “Tommy” Lambert, Jr., a Real Patriot and an East Memphis Pioneer, Dies at 97
John Thomas “Tommy” Lambert, Jr. November 2, 1924 – June 12, 2022 John Thomas “Tommy” Lambert, Jr., World War II veteran, husband, father, grandfather, great…
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