JAMES G. GORE Jr.

1946 - 2015

  
JAMES GRAFTON GORE, JR. "Jamie" (Age 68)  
A developer, attorney, restauranteur and political volunteer passed away on July 2, 2015 in Palm Beach, Fl. He had been battling cancer. Mr. Gore was born in Washington, DC on September 21, 1946. He grew up in his family's iconic Fairfax Hotel which featured the prestigious Jockey Club Restaurant. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and continued on to receive a B.A. from Long Island University, a Master's Degree in Land Planning from the University of Virginia and J.D. from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Gore was married to Jennifer Grafton on November 24, 1998. They were married 17 years. Mr. Gore served in the Armed services and subsequently worked as a stock broker in New York City for E.F. Hutton. A man of many interests, he was noted for owning the popular Georgetown Guards and Le Jardin Restaurants. He maintained his own law practice in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, and served as the General Counsel for the National Security Caucus. As a builder in the Washington, DC area he developed many major sub-divisions. Growing up in a family steeped in political history, he worked as a Finance Chairman in Virginia, attended several national conventions and served in various capacities for the campaigns of H. Grady Gore, Sen. Albert Gore, Sr. (D-Tenn.), former Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., and Sen. Louise Gore (R-Md.), as well as others. He enjoyed polo, sports cars, and backgammon, of which he was a world championship player. After retiring with his wife and children to Palm Beach, Fla., Mr. Gore became an active member at Bethesda-By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, where he worked with youth and various relief organizations. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Grafton Gore; his daughter Jillian Louise Gore; his son James Grafton Gore III; his stepdaughter, Caroline Gonzmart; his mother, Jill Smart Gore; his father, James Grafton Gore; his brother, Mark B. Gore; his sister, Celeste Gore-Shreck, as well as his cousins, extended family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be given to the Hospice of Palm Beach County.