Class of 1962
Phillip Lyle Brooke, age 71, died on November 12, 2008, in Jackson, Mississippi, after a long illness. Phillip was born in Joliet, IL and he graduated from Joliet Township High School. He is the son of the late Lyle Thomas Brooke and Dorothy Bell Brooke of Joliet; brother of George Brooke (Elodie) of Kirkwood, MO and Bruce Brooke (Sue) of Memphis, TN. He is survived by two daughters, Ashley Brooke and Louisa Brooke of Dallas, TX, several cousins, nephews, and a niece. Phillip graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1959, majoring in chemistry, and with honors from Vanderbilt Law School. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and the fencing team. He worked several years as a patent lawyer for Procter & Gamble Corporation in Cincinnati, OH before engaging in private practice in Memphis, TN as a partner with the former law firms of Rosenfield, Borod, Fones & Bogatin and Williams, Benham, Darden, McNeil & Brooke. He later served as general counsel for W. R. Grace Companies' chemical division in Memphis. He is a former member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee and Shelby County Bar Associations, and he enjoyed an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. In addition to being an accomplished pianist, he was fond of sailing, chess and reading a good book. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the donor's favorite charity or Calvary Rescue Mission of Memphis, TN. Services were November 15 at the Elmhurst Cemetery Chapel in Joliet. Posted 12-2-08
Wm. Donald Overbey, 70, of Murray, Kentucky, died at September 8, 2007, at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Overbey was an attorney at law and also a member of The First United Methodist Church. He was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Murray in 1962. His academic achievements include an A.B. degree from Murray State University in 1959, a Juris Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1962, including the Vanderbilt University Law Review from 1960-62. He served as a Murray city prosecutor from 1965-1969 and 1974-1975, city judge from 1970-1974, city attorney from 1981-2004, attorney for the Murray Board of Education from 1971-2001, and assistant county attorney under Randy Hutchens from 1999-2002. Mr. Overbey was a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, original member of the continuing legal education commission trial judge, and was also a member of the Calloway County Bar Association. Surviving are his wife, Sue Overbey of Murray; a daughter, Stacy Overbey Vaccani of Zollikon, Switzerland; two sons, Mark William Overbey of Atlanta and Jonathan Charles Overbey of Carlsbad, California, and five grandchildren.
James Epps III, municipal attorney of Johnson City, Tennessee died at home October 19, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. With more than 40 years representing Johnson City, he was the longest-serving municipal attorney in the state and among the longest tenured in the nation.
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