Herman Louis Trautman

TRAUTMAN, Herman Louis Died Monday, February 25, 2008. Born September 26, 1911 in Columbus, IN, the youngest of five children born to Emma Guckenberg Trautman and Theodore Trautman. He is a graduate of Indiana University, Indiana Law School and did graduate study in taxation at Harvard Law School. He was married to Lucille Green Trautman, his wife of 60 years, on September 1, 1940. They had 2 children: a son, Stephen Michael Trautman and a daughter, Pamela C. Trautman. Lucille Trautman died March 16, 2001 and Steve Trautman died September 21, 2000. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela C. Trautman; by 2 grandchildren from his son, Becky Trautman Causey and Michael Trautman; and by 2 great-grandchildren, Parker Wayne Causey and Andrew Hudson Trautman, all of Nashville. He is also survived by 4 nephews, Butch Trautman of Indiana, Terry Trautman of South Carolina, Mark Hellmann and Paul Hellmann of North Carolina. He practiced law in Evansville, IN before serving as a Lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. At the end of the war, he taught at the University of Alabama Law School before joining the faculty of Vanderbilt Law School in 1949, where he taught until his retirement in 1980. He authored numerous articles on various topics in the law and loved to teach. He was a noted speaker at many law schools and bar association meetings. After his retirement from Vanderbilt, he and his son practiced law together as Trautman and Trautman for 8 years, before he retired a second time to enjoy the game of golf, which he also loved. He was a member of the American Law Institute, the American Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. He was a member of Belle Meade Country Club, the Cumberland Club, the Downtown Kiwanis Club and West End United Methodist Church. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 29th, 2008 at West End United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in historic Mount Olivet Cemetery. Active Pallbearers: Michael Trautman, Mike Causey, Richard Rothberg, Adam Little and Bart Leathers. Honorary Pallbearers: former members of the Wesley Forum Sunday School Class at West End United Methodist Church, John Wannamaker, Bob Loftis, Butch Trautman, Terry Trautman, Mark Hellmann and Paul Hellmann. Contributions may be made to the West End United Methodist Church, Vanderbilt Law School or the charity of your choice. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday, from 5-7 p.m. and again on Friday, from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m., in the Reed Hall of the West End United Methodist Church. MOUNT OLIVET FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY, 1101 Lebanon Road, (615) 255-4193; Online guestbook www.mountolivet.com