In Memoriam
Herbert Hall McAdam' II Herbert Hall McAdam' II. 86. of Little Rock and Dallas. Texas. died in Lirtle Rock on November 6. 200 I. He was a 1940 graduate of the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville and was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus in 1986. He was a commissioner of the American Bar Association's National Associ3[ion of Committees on Uniform State Laws (196166), a member of the Arkansas Board of Bar Examiners (1950-55) and president of the Craighead County Bar Association. Mr. McAdams served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Bank of]onesboro for 32 years, and was Chairman of the Board and Presidenr of Home Federal Savings & Loan Association in Jonesboro from 1954 to 1970. He was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Union National Bank in Little Rock from 1970 to 1988. Between 1974 and 1977. Mr. McAdams was direcmf of the Little Rock Branch of rhe Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and was director of Worthen Banking Corporation in Little Rock from 1993 to 1995. "He never gave up, no matter what he was doing or undertook," recaJled longtime friend and employee Garland Binns. "He was a warrior. .. He readily accepted challenges. and he endured; he hung in there." His son-in-law, Randy Bynum, admired McAdams' character. "He was very generous with a lot of people, bur most of the time when he'd help someone out, he'd do it anonymously. He wasn't doing it for the credit bur because he wanted to do it." Bynum also considered McAdams a man of 42 The Arkansas Lawyer
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great faith. "I once went to him for advice about an important decision I had to make," he recalled. "He told me, 'Pur your faith in God, and listen to what he tells you to do.'" Involved in Democratic politics since the late 1940's, McAdams was secretary of the Craighead County Democratic Committee, treasurer of Francis Cherry's gubernatorial campaign in 1952 and treasurer of Orval E. Faubus' bid for governor in 1962. It was reponed that he supported Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign because he said he "wanted to see an Arkansan in the White House in my lifetime." His extensive civic work includes 14 years on the Board of Directors of First Arkansas Development Finance Corporation (19711985) and more than 20 years on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas State Fair & Livestock Association. Mr. McAdams was founder and chairman emeritus of the Arkansas State University Foundation. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University in 1984 and later was honored with the creation of the University's McAdamsFrierson Chair of Bank Management. He was also affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Board of Visitors and John Brown University's Board of Trustees. McAdams was a Navy veteran , a pilm and golfer.. He is survived by his wife, Shelia Wallace McAdams and their three children, Kara Kratzer of California, Anne Bynum of Little Rock and Nicole McAdams of Little Rock; as well as four children by his first marriage to Ruth Noyes: Judith DeRoeck of Texas, Sandra Connor of Texas, H. Hall McAdams III of Texas and Penny Hodges of Little Rock.
Our thoughts and prayers continue for those who lost their lives or their loved ones in the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Virginia.
Bill "William III" Penix Bill "William III" Penix. 79. of Jonesboro. died at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Arkansas. After serving in the army in Manila as part of the Signal Corps in General McArthur's headquarters there, he served in the Army Reserves. Mr. Penix and his wife of 47 years. The Late Judge Marian Fox Penix, completed law school together at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He practiced law for 50 years in the Penix Law Firm with his father Roy and wife and served as depury prosecuting anorney and U.S. magistrate judge. He assisted Mexican migranr workers in northeast Arkansas with legal and immigration issues for many years. Mr. Penix was a lifelong Democrat and prominent advocate for civil rights. He was Chairman and Secretary of the Craighead County Democratic Central Comminee for 38 years and successfully advocated for the integration of the Hoxie School District in 1955. two years before the Little Rock Central High School crisis of 1957. As a member of the Jonesboro School Board. he helped oversee the peaceful desegregation of the Jonesboro schools in the 1960s. After suffering a stroke at age 46, Mr. He Penix became an avid runner. successfully completed the New York Marathon in 1981 and climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1983. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro where he taught Sunday School for many years. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Russell Penix of Jonesboro; son Charles Penix of North Little Rock; daughters Susan Fitzsiml110ns of California and Jane Davis of Fayetteville; and Judy Penix of Shetwood. the widow of his son Bill Penix Jr.