Jack Heatherly "Trey" Lefler III

LEFLER, JACK HEATHERLY, III "TREY" - age 25 of Loudon and Nashville, passed away Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2007 with family and friends surrounding him at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Trey was a proud, lifelong member of The Episcopal Church. He was currently employed as State Field Representative for the Lamar Alexander for U.S. Senate 2008 campaign, headquartered in Nashville. Prior to that he worked as an aide in U.S. Senator Alexander's office in Washington, D.C. as well as in the office of Jeffrey J. Kimbell and Associates, and as a summer intern for U.S. Senator Bill Frist. While in Washington D.C. he served as a board member of the Capital Club of Washington, a mentor in the "Everybody Wins" reading program, a founding member of the Capitol Entertainment Group, and as a utility player for the Chiefs Softball Team. Trey was a Valedictorian of the Loudon High School Class of 2000. He was a captain of the mighty Redskins football and basketball teams, a member of the 4-H program, and the recipient of several honors recognizing leadership and service including the Henry Blackburn Football Award as well as the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) Good Citizen distinction. Trey was a proud graduate of the University of the South, Sewanee where his parents, stepfather and numerous family members attended. At Sewanee, Trey was a Highlander, a "ninja" and a member of the Kappa Alpha Order and the Order of Gownsmen. He was captain of the Sewanee Tigers Basketball team. During his college years he participated in the St. James Pilgrimage to Santiago, Spain and an outreach trip to Kingston, Jamaica. Trey Lefler was larger than life and cannot be captured in words. He loved the Lord, he loved his family and friends, he loved his state and country, and he loved the Alabama Crimson Tide. He modeled his life after the second commandment, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39). As a natural extension of Trey's loving and generous spirit, he chose to be an organ donor and through his death is saving the lives of at least five others. Trey is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Rev. John G. Clarkson, Jr. and paternal grandmother, Josephine Smith Lefler. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Tweetie and Edwin White, Hopkinsville, KY; father, Jack H. Lefler, II, Loudon; sister, Laura Lefler, Washington, D.C.; step siblings, Carter and Nick White, Hopkinsville, KY; maternal grandmother, Mary Clarkson, Columbia, SC; paternal grandfather, Jack H. Lefler, Loudon; aunts and uncles, Martha Lee, Toronto, Canada, John G. Clarkson, III, Columbia, SC, Joe Clarkson, San Diego, CA, Joe Mourfield, Loudon and Jennie Norton, Birmingham, AL; loving girlfriend, Jane Hedges, Nashville; close pal and renaissance man, John Herzog, Washington, D.C.; and a multitude of great aunts, uncles, cousins and friends whom he adored. Graveside services will be at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, November 27th, Old Steekee Cemetery in Loudon, TN. The family will receive friends following the service at The Church of the Resurrection, Episcopal, 917 Pond Rd., Loudon from 1:30 - 4:00 PM EST. A celebration of Trey's life will take place on Wednesday, November 28th beginning with a memorial service at All Saints Chapel, University of the South, Sewanee, TN at 1:30 PM CST and a reception to follow at Convocation Hall. Contributions in memory of Jack H. Lefler, III may be made to his alma maters, Loudon High School, Loudon, TN and The University of the South, Sewanee or to the Ronald McDonald House of Nashville, where Trey volunteered his time. McGill-Karnes Funeral Home, Loudon.