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The Mississippi Lawyer Spring 2015 59 Henry J. Cook III Henry J. Cook III 78 of Diamondhead died March 16 2015. A graduate of Mississippi College School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1978. He was a Green Beret who spent more than four decades serving in the military. He served as a Colonel in Vietnam. Cook was part of a special forces until assigned a top secret mission. The colonel and a team of Mobile Guerrilla Forces would parachute into hostile war zones and come face-to- face with the Viet Cong. Wounds he suffered in combat during the Tet Offensive earned Cook two Purple Hearts and earned him multiple Bronze Stars in the Army. Cook helped in the effort to construct the Mississippi Vietnam Memorial in Ocean Springs. Daniel H. Fairly Daniel H. Fairly 58 of Brandon died April 3 2015. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1981. He was a judge for the 20th Chancery District of Mississippi. He was elected to the position in 2006 and took office the following January. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Prior to his election in 2006 Fairly served as a munic- ipal judge pro tempore for the city of Flowood. For years he was a partner with Wells Marble and Hurst in Jackson. His last years were spent in Chancery Court of Rankin County. He was a mem- ber of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson and then Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Brandon where he served for many years. Timothy A. Ford Timothy A. Ford 63 of Oxford died February 27 2015. A grad- uate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1977. He was an Eagle Scout. After grad- uation Ford practiced law with Carnathan and Malski and was Assistant District Attorney until his election to the Mississippi House of Representatives at age 27. In 1986 he was elected Speaker at age 36. While Speaker he chaired the Southern Legislative Conference National Speakers Conference and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation. Ford was the first House Speaker in the nation to receive the William M. Bulger Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award and was recip- ient of the Supreme Court 2003 Chief Justice Award. On his retirement from the Legislature in 2004 he was the longest then serving Speaker in the United States and the second longest serv- ing Speaker in the history of Mississippi. After his legislative career Ford went back to the practice of law and was a Senior Partner and member of the Executive Committee of Balch and Bingham a 250 member firm with offices in four states and Washington D.C. Thomas H. Freeland IV Thomas H. Freeland IV 59 of Oxford died February 21 2015. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1981. Freeland practiced law in Oxford for 33 years first with his father Hal Freeland and in the last 11 years with Hal and his wife Joyce Freeland. He practiced at Freeland Freeland law office off the Square in Oxford. He has been a long-term supporter and member of the Board of the Mississippi Innocence Project. Louis A. Fuselier Louis A. Fuselier 83 of Jackson died May 5 2015. A graduate of Tulane University Law School he was admitted to practice in 1964. He then joined the United States Air Force rose to the rank of Captain and served as pilot in Germany flying missions during the Berlin airlift. In 1963 Fuselier moved to Jackson where he practiced Labor Relations law with the firm of Sullivan Sullivan and Keys. He then established the firm of Fuselier Hector Robinson and Ott. Fuselier was an inaugural fellow of the Labor and Employment College and was also named a members of Whos Who in American Law. After practicing law for more than forty years he retired from the firm of Young Williams Henderson and Fuselier. He served as President of the Downtown Jackson Rotary Club. He was the first Life Time Member and a former President of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. James L. Garner James L. Garner 80 of Brandon died December 11 2014. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1962. He served two years with the United States Air Force. He had a legal profession that lasted 50 years that included private practice and Justice of the Peace. He worked with Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission and as an Administrative Law Judge for the Social Security Admini- stration. Wayne C. Gulledge Wayne C. Gulledge 59 of Flowood died November 3 2014. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1980. He was an active supporter of Alcoholics Anonymous at the Jackson Chapter where he served as mentor and counselor. Gulledge also supported MARL Mississippi Animal Rescue League in Jackson. David Charles Henry David Charles Henry 52 of Jackson TN died January 24 2015. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1989. William F. Jones William F. Jones 83 of Hattiesburg died November 9 2014. A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law he was admitted to practice in 1959. He served four years in the U.S. Air IN MEMORIAM Continued on next page