Julius "Malcolm" Lindy Jr.

January 8, 2015 Julius "Malcolm" Lindy, Jr., 78, of Atlanta, passed away January 8, 2015 after surgical complications. Malcolm loved racquetball, Alabama football, poker, cigars (which he never lit), the Atlanta Braves, and community service. In 1964, he founded The Corned Beef House restaurants – the first privately owned restaurant to integrate in Memphis, TN. In the 1970's, he and his family moved to North Alabama, where he owned and operated a Popeyes Chicken franchise with locations in Huntsville, Gadsden, Rainbow City and Anniston. He was active in civic and humanitarian organizations, with a commitment to social justice, Judaism, and philanthropy. He received the prestigious Brotherhood Award from the Huntsville chapter of the National Conference for Community Justice, formerly known as the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He volunteered as a docent at the Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta, worked the hotline at Crisis Services of North Alabama, and walked dogs at animal shelters. He served on the Jewish Federation of North Alabama's Holocaust Remembrance Committee and the Alabama Holocaust Commission, which influenced guidelines on teaching the Holocaust in Alabama schools. He also authored the novel, "The Temple President." He was a native of Jackson, TN, and a graduate of the University of Alabama. Memorial services will be held 12:30 PM Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Temple B'Nai Sholom in Huntsville, followed by interment at Maple Hill Cemetery. Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar will officiate. Malcolm is survived by two daughters, Julie Lindy and Beth Sherman (Brian); son, Jeff Lindy (Debra); loving partner, Dale Shields; six grandchildren: Jamie and Eric Sherman, and Morgan, Rebecca Lynn, Jackson and Anna Lindy; and his beloved cat, Schwartz. He was married to the late Linda Goldstein Lindy.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Temple B'Nai Sholom in Huntsville; the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta, or the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.