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ALUMNI
’71 Margaret Reno Self, M.S.E., age 87, of
Empire, Ala., died May 9, 2014. She was an
elementary school teacher and counselor.
’75 Mildred Simpson Whitehead, age 67, of
Virginia Beach, Va., died March 3, 2014. She was
a nurse who retired from the Pendleton Child
Service Center in Virginia Beach.
’79 Beverly L. Dilworth, age 56, of Rainbow
City, Ala., died Feb. 11, 2014. She hiked the
2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to
Maine four times.
’81 Hartwell A. Gargis, J.D., age 59, of Muscle
Shoals, Ala., died March 19, 2014. He was an
attorney.
’83 Louise Carter Bailey, age 80, of
Birmingham died May 6, 2014. She was a nurse
for many years at St. Vincent’s Hospital and
volunteered for medical mission trips to
Honduras.
’83 John Richard Shoemaker, J.D., age 74, of
Birmingham died April 21, 2014. He was a
stockbroker and high school English teacher
before he graduated law school at age 43 and
started a law practice.
’83 Judy Poore Hamer, J.D., age 61, of
Bentonville, Ark., died Feb. 21, 2014. She was a
health-care attorney.
’92 Donnie Rory, age 44, of Birmingham died
March 25, 2014. He was a manager with Cahaba
Government Benefit Administrators and a former
Samford Bulldog football player.
’03 Patrick Joseph Hood, J.D., age 36, of
Scottsboro, Ala., died March 23, 2014. He was
an attorney.
’05 Stuart L. Sims, J.D., age 34, of Atlanta, Ga.,
died April 1, 2014. He was a business litigator
with the law firm of Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun &
Rogers. At Cumberland School of Law, he was a
member of the federalist society and clerked at
the Irish Competition Authority while studying
at University College Dublin.
’13 Jason Hicks, M.B.A./J.D., age 28, of
Hoover, Ala., died April 11, 2014. He was
employed with the Birmingham law firm of
Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton and was going
to take the Alabama Bar exam in July.
’13 Michael Owen Lawless, Jr., age 24, of
Trussville, Ala., died April 26, 2014. Memorials
may be made to the Department of Religion,
Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive,
Birmingham, AL 35229.
Other Samford Family in Memoriam
Watt Andy “Dub” Ellis, Jr., age 87, of Centre,
Ala., died Feb. 26, 2014. He served on Samford’s
board of trustees for 16 years: 1978–90 and
1997–2001. He was owner of Ellis Brothers, Inc.,
and Sure-Grow Seed Company. He was active in
many regional and national professional
associations. He was a graduate of Auburn
University.
David Foreman, age 61, of Birmingham died
May 1, 2014, of pancreatic cancer. He had been
on the Samford math faculty since 1986. He
received Samford’s 2010 John H. Buchanan
Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching. A
Baylor University graduate, he held a master’s
degree from Indiana University and a Ph.D. from
Louisiana State University. Memorials may be
made to the David Foreman Fund, Department
of Mathematics, Samford University, 800
Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229.
Martha Bishop Hearn, age 85, of Birmingham
died March 31, 2014. She joined the faculty of
Samford’s Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing in
1973 and served as dean from 1977 to 1986. She
earlier worked with the Jefferson County Health
Department and taught community health at the
University of Alabama School of Nursing. ◗
WE WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU…
…but first, we need to know of your generosity. The James H. DeVotie Legacy
Society is made up of the generous individuals who have planned a future gift to
Samford University through their estate. Some who qualify for membership may not
have told us of their plans. If you are in this group, please let us know. We want to
thank you for your generosity. Later this summer, Samford will host a luncheon for
DeVotie Society members. We hope everyone who has planned a future gift will join
us. To learn more about the society or to let us know about your gift, contact Stan
Davis in the office of Gift and Estate Design at Samford.
Stan Davis, J.D., ’78
Director of Gift and Estate Design
205-726-2366 • 1-877-782-5867 toll-free
csdavis@samford.edu • www.samford.edu/legacy
38 • Seasons • June 2014