(Published in "The Tennessean," Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday, 29 Aug 1992; page 5B)
Fulghum Helped City Soar as American Airlines Hub
Nashville Businessman dies; Services Monday
By Mark Thien, Staff Writer
The vision and integrity of James Fulghum helped establish Nashville as a hub city for American Airlines, a friend said yesterday. "He was the one with tremendous contacts," said long-time friend Frank Gorrell. "And he was the one who realized what it would mean to the economic development of Nashville and all of Middle Tennessee," added Gorrell, a former lieutenant governor. James Thomas Fulghum, a prominent Nashville business leader and two-term member of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, died Thursday in Milwaukee, Wis. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 2100 West End Ave. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Marshall, Donnelly, Combs Funeral Home, 201 25th Ave., N. Mr. Fulghum first served on the airport authority in 1978 after being appointed by then-Mayor Richard Fulton. He was reappointed in 1985, during which term American Airlines declared Nashville a hub city. Mr. Fulghum resigned in 1989 to spend more time with his family. A Nashville native, Mr. Fulghum attended the Cathedral School, Castle Heights Military Academy, Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University, where he earned his law degree. In 1941, he founded and became president of Fulghum Construction Co., which grew to become one of the most successful pipeline construction firms in the country. His Houston, Tex. and Harrisburg, Pa., offices were consolidated in Nashville in 1961. "He was one of the finest contractors I'd ever seen," Gorrell said. "He did work all over the country and all over the world." Mr. Fulghum oversaw the construction of oil and gas lines in every state in the union and throughout Canada and South America. "He moved among the giants of South America," Gorrell said. Mr. Fulghum is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Hays Fulghum, his daughter Harriette Fulghum Myers and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Myers Formella, all of Milwaukee. His grandson, James Thomas Myers, of Nashville, also survives. Pallbearers: Albert Leo Menefee III, James Edward Gillum Jr., John Michael Gillum, Andrew Wayne Byrd, Gary Wayne Parkes, Joe Battle, Robert Jackson IV, John Thomas Menefee. Interment Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at Marshall Donnelly Combs, 327-1111
Fulghum Helped City Soar as American Airlines Hub
Nashville Businessman dies; Services Monday
By Mark Thien, Staff Writer
The vision and integrity of James Fulghum helped establish Nashville as a hub city for American Airlines, a friend said yesterday. "He was the one with tremendous contacts," said long-time friend Frank Gorrell. "And he was the one who realized what it would mean to the economic development of Nashville and all of Middle Tennessee," added Gorrell, a former lieutenant governor. James Thomas Fulghum, a prominent Nashville business leader and two-term member of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, died Thursday in Milwaukee, Wis. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 2100 West End Ave. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Marshall, Donnelly, Combs Funeral Home, 201 25th Ave., N. Mr. Fulghum first served on the airport authority in 1978 after being appointed by then-Mayor Richard Fulton. He was reappointed in 1985, during which term American Airlines declared Nashville a hub city. Mr. Fulghum resigned in 1989 to spend more time with his family. A Nashville native, Mr. Fulghum attended the Cathedral School, Castle Heights Military Academy, Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University, where he earned his law degree. In 1941, he founded and became president of Fulghum Construction Co., which grew to become one of the most successful pipeline construction firms in the country. His Houston, Tex. and Harrisburg, Pa., offices were consolidated in Nashville in 1961. "He was one of the finest contractors I'd ever seen," Gorrell said. "He did work all over the country and all over the world." Mr. Fulghum oversaw the construction of oil and gas lines in every state in the union and throughout Canada and South America. "He moved among the giants of South America," Gorrell said. Mr. Fulghum is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Hays Fulghum, his daughter Harriette Fulghum Myers and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Myers Formella, all of Milwaukee. His grandson, James Thomas Myers, of Nashville, also survives. Pallbearers: Albert Leo Menefee III, James Edward Gillum Jr., John Michael Gillum, Andrew Wayne Byrd, Gary Wayne Parkes, Joe Battle, Robert Jackson IV, John Thomas Menefee. Interment Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at Marshall Donnelly Combs, 327-1111
(Published in "The Tennessean," Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday, 29 Aug 1992; page 5B)
Fulghum Helped City Soar as American Airlines Hub
Nashville Businessman dies; Services Monday
By Mark Thien, Staff Writer
The vision and integrity of James Fulghum helped establish Nashville as a hub city for American Airlines, a friend said yesterday. "He was the one with tremendous contacts," said long-time friend Frank Gorrell. "And he was the one who realized what it would mean to the economic development of Nashville and all of Middle Tennessee," added Gorrell, a former lieutenant governor. James Thomas Fulghum, a prominent Nashville business leader and two-term member of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, died Thursday in Milwaukee, Wis. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 2100 West End Ave. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Marshall, Donnelly, Combs Funeral Home, 201 25th Ave., N. Mr. Fulghum first served on the airport authority in 1978 after being appointed by then-Mayor Richard Fulton. He was reappointed in 1985, during which term American Airlines declared Nashville a hub city. Mr. Fulghum resigned in 1989 to spend more time with his family. A Nashville native, Mr. Fulghum attended the Cathedral School, Castle Heights Military Academy, Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University, where he earned his law degree. In 1941, he founded and became president of Fulghum Construction Co., which grew to become one of the most successful pipeline construction firms in the country. His Houston, Tex. and Harrisburg, Pa., offices were consolidated in Nashville in 1961. "He was one of the finest contractors I'd ever seen," Gorrell said. "He did work all over the country and all over the world." Mr. Fulghum oversaw the construction of oil and gas lines in every state in the union and throughout Canada and South America. "He moved among the giants of South America," Gorrell said. Mr. Fulghum is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Hays Fulghum, his daughter Harriette Fulghum Myers and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Myers Formella, all of Milwaukee. His grandson, James Thomas Myers, of Nashville, also survives. Pallbearers: Albert Leo Menefee III, James Edward Gillum Jr., John Michael Gillum, Andrew Wayne Byrd, Gary Wayne Parkes, Joe Battle, Robert Jackson IV, John Thomas Menefee. Interment Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at Marshall Donnelly Combs, 327-1111
Fulghum Helped City Soar as American Airlines Hub
Nashville Businessman dies; Services Monday
By Mark Thien, Staff Writer
The vision and integrity of James Fulghum helped establish Nashville as a hub city for American Airlines, a friend said yesterday. "He was the one with tremendous contacts," said long-time friend Frank Gorrell. "And he was the one who realized what it would mean to the economic development of Nashville and all of Middle Tennessee," added Gorrell, a former lieutenant governor. James Thomas Fulghum, a prominent Nashville business leader and two-term member of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, died Thursday in Milwaukee, Wis. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 2100 West End Ave. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Marshall, Donnelly, Combs Funeral Home, 201 25th Ave., N. Mr. Fulghum first served on the airport authority in 1978 after being appointed by then-Mayor Richard Fulton. He was reappointed in 1985, during which term American Airlines declared Nashville a hub city. Mr. Fulghum resigned in 1989 to spend more time with his family. A Nashville native, Mr. Fulghum attended the Cathedral School, Castle Heights Military Academy, Vanderbilt University and Cumberland University, where he earned his law degree. In 1941, he founded and became president of Fulghum Construction Co., which grew to become one of the most successful pipeline construction firms in the country. His Houston, Tex. and Harrisburg, Pa., offices were consolidated in Nashville in 1961. "He was one of the finest contractors I'd ever seen," Gorrell said. "He did work all over the country and all over the world." Mr. Fulghum oversaw the construction of oil and gas lines in every state in the union and throughout Canada and South America. "He moved among the giants of South America," Gorrell said. Mr. Fulghum is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Hays Fulghum, his daughter Harriette Fulghum Myers and his granddaughter, Elizabeth Myers Formella, all of Milwaukee. His grandson, James Thomas Myers, of Nashville, also survives. Pallbearers: Albert Leo Menefee III, James Edward Gillum Jr., John Michael Gillum, Andrew Wayne Byrd, Gary Wayne Parkes, Joe Battle, Robert Jackson IV, John Thomas Menefee. Interment Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at Marshall Donnelly Combs, 327-1111
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