Thomas C. SHELTON

SHELTON, Thomas C. Thomas Connally Shelton, Sr. December 3, 1925 - January 9, 2014 Thomas Connally Shelton, Sr., age 88, died on January 9, 2014. Born December 3, 1925, he was a native Atlantan and the son of Charles Bascom Shelton, Sr. and Nora Belle Rosser Shelton. He was predeceased by his wife of 43 years, Virginia Dunlap Shelton, also of Atlanta. Tom attended the E. Rivers Elementary School, the North Fulton High School in Atlanta, and in 1942 graduated with top honors from the Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL. After attending Virginia Military Institute for two years, he served in the US Army from 1944-1946, achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant, and taught basic infantry training. After discharge from the US Army, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and graduated in 1948 with a B.A. in Economics. Tom graduated from Yale Law School in 1951 and joined the law firm of Smith, Kilpatrick, Cody, Rogers, and McClatchey (now Kilpatrick Townsend), where he became a partner in the general business litigation area and practiced until retirement in 1994. He was a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Atlanta Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church for over 56 years, where he served on the Vestry. He served on the Boards of Directors of Aaron Rents, the Hillside Hospital, Men Stopping Violence, the Atlanta Preservation Center, and Moving in the Spirit. He was also a member of the Atlanta Kiwanis Club, the Nine O'Clocks, and the Piedmont Driving Club. Tom was a very dedicated and caring family man with many friends. He was a very loving, warm, and generous man known for his enthusiasm and great sense of humor. He enjoyed travel, adventure, exercise, backgammon, reading history, and hunting. He had a high regard for excellence and thrived working with his partners and colleagues at Kilpatrick Townsend. Tom is survived by his son, Thomas Connally Shelton, Jr. of Atlanta; his son and daughter-in-law James Dunlap Shelton and Elizabeth Watson Shelton of Atlanta; and his son and daughter-in-law David Butler Shelton and Susie Thompson Shelton of Darien, Connecticut; and six grandchildren, Lindsay Katharine, Taylor Elizabeth, and James "Jack" Dunlap Shelton, Jr. (children of Jim and Elizabeth) and Virginia Green, Clifton Butler, and Douglas Stone (children of David and Susie). The family is grateful for the service of Bettie, Shannon, James, and Linda. A funeral service will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 435 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30308 at 11am on January 13, 2014, and the family will receive friends during a reception at the church following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church; Hillside, Inc., 690 Courtenay Drive, Atlanta, GA 30306; or Moving in the Spirit, 750 Glenwood Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30316.