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EPAY HONOR TO FORMER HillMEMBER OF BARSi\s !Memorial Service* Held in Circuit Court for Late .1. O. Priestie Resolution Adopted i sa?st?c-byinitcartonforis*,the■liyigh*itS tin* circuit court yesterday»t-j afternoon with Judge Smith pre-er siding and practically all members e_ of the Morgan county bar present, ;ts a memorial service for the late a James 0. Priest was held. A th resolution was read by Carl E. [es Robinson, mem her of the committee appointed frcm the bar association, to draft such a resolution. Following its presentation and} adoption, Mr. Robinson spoke in a personal way, voicing his appreciation of Mr. Trieste kindliness and his especial friendship' for those weak or unfortunate.William N. Hairgrove, long a friend of Mr. Priest, also spoke in an eulogistic way. He referred to genuine charity or spirit as one of the most marked eharae-bie | teristios of the deceased attorney.J. Marshall Miller was another of the speakers. Mr. Miller had long had friendly relations with Mr. Priest and said that he had come to greatly admire his sincerity and uprightness.Words of appreciation of Mr. Priest’s Character and ability were also voiced by Judge E. S. Smith.The resolution of respect adopted and made a part of the records was as follows:To the Officers and Members of the Bar Association, of Morgan County, Illinois:*f W T- '• latnes O. Priest. a member of theMorgan County Par, jmsaed fromthis life on the twenty ninth day otKeptendier, 1!23. Mr. Priest had ) net iced Ids profession in Morgan county for thirty years. He en-ect?eninionie,l-forhisasetheef-theordayi p 1 erunhen • , i;tourn!mi-ionf o I •itat \e 1 a vhi'iibecialtiesiffo. irlt;*oWHOInst a-estsancialpra-lual»i 1 v.joyed a wide acquaintance, not only in Morgan county, but in surround-in;* counties. H© was counsel in muiic of the most important litigation of the years of his practice and enjoyed the confidence and r©8j*H*t of many people.Mr. Priest was an industrious man. lb* was also a man whoseprivate life was not marred by in*temperance or any vicious habit.And he was a man of kind heartETh'*r [1 o i s in ling ion.era 1aiid syniipAtlwtu! nature- So jk*t-aon in distress, no matter what the merits of his case appeared to la*, ever appealed to Mr. Priest in vain. H«* was deply affected by the troubles and sorrows of others and was always glad th jjiv© aid to the unfortunate. He did not profess to 1m*a itliout ]m euliart ies and faults, buthe possessed an unfailing charity for the pecularities and faults ototlvers.As a lawyer. Mr. Priest was dili-put a:d attentive to his practice. He wiwked im*©HHim4lv fur the inter-e«d* of his clients and at all timeshad their welfare uj»jM*rmo«t in his mind.l,ro. , Therefore, 1m* it resolved by theFW Association of Morgan County,a n d atlyIllinois, that in the death of J. V). Priest we have lost a man of kind f*1 ! hears and generous disjN.sition and a ' lawyer diligent and earnest.And he it furtlier resolved that : this memorial 1m* spread at large on • he minutott of this association and Is* presented to the ( ireuit Court ot Morgan County, Illinois, a rid that, n copy of this memorial lx* forwarded to the surviving widow and children of Mr. I*rie»t.Carl E. Robinson,Wm. E. Thomson,John J. Reeve,Committee.
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Jacksonville Daily Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 06, 1923
Page 8
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