James McClure's Obituary
Dr. James Grady McClure MD, 91, died May 10, 2016, following a long illness. He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on January 23, 1925, and the family moved to Memphis when he was two years old. He was a graduate of Central High School and Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College, where he was president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He went on to graduate from the University of Memphis, College of Medicine prior to serving in the U.S. Navy Medical Corp in the Korean War from 1950-1952. He practiced orthopedic surgery for 40 years until his retirement in 1996, and was also an associate clinical professor of Orthopedics at the University of Tennessee College Of Medicine. He was a fellow of the American Society of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Clinical Orthopedic Society, the Latin American Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, the Mid-American Orthopedic Association, and the International Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology. He also served on the boards of directors of the Hutchison School, Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and the vestry of Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. He was also a member of the Memphis Rotary Club. He was an avid golfer at Chickasaw Country Club and played golf in 21 foreign countries. A gourmet and oenophile, he was a longtime member of the Memphis Wine and Food Society, as well as a member of the Confrerie de la Chaine de Rotisseurs and the Commanderie de Bordeaux. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Dr. Marion Dugdale McClure, his daughter, Dr. Emily McClure Santaliz, son-in-law, Pedro Santaliz, grandson, Seth Santaliz, of Decatur, AL. and son John McClure of Memphis, TN. The funeral service will be held at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Friday, May 13 at 4:00PM with the visitation to follow the service.
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