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James E. Graham, Jr.
 August
23, 1922 —
December 3, 1999
A deer and an antelope were
out on the range munching
grass when the deer looked
up to see a cloud of dust
headed his way. It got
closer and closer until the
cloud came right up to where
he stood.
A buffalo appeared from the
cloud, walked up to the deer
and whispered, "You're about
the ugliest, mangiest,
sorriest excuse for a
ruminant I've ever seen."
With that, the buffalo
whirled around and charged
back onto the range.
The antelope wandered over
and inquired, "What was that
all about?" To which the
deer replied, "I think I
just heard a discouraging
word."
Rotarian James Ewart Graham,
Jr., DDS, a long-time member
of the Music Committee,
enjoyed leading the club in
song, especially when the
song was Home on the Range.
And nearly every time he led
the song, he told that
story. Jim, 77, died
unexpectedly December 3.
A Charlotte native, he
graduated from Central High
School, Lees McRae College
and the Medical College of
Virginia. He joined the Navy
as a Lt.j.g. and served in
World War II. Following the
war he remained in the Naval
Reserve, retiring as a
Captain in the Dental Corps.
Jim practiced dentistry in
Charlotte for 44 years. He
served as president of the
Charlotte Dental Society,
the Fifth District of the
N.C. Dental Society and the
N.C. State Board of Dental
Examiners. He was a member
of the American Academy of
Dental Practice
Administration, the American
Dental Association and a
fellow in the American
College of Dentists. He was
a member of the First
Presbyterian Church and sang
in the Adult Choir.
Jim joined Charlotte Rotary
in 1983 and resigned in
1998, an error, he said,
that was corrected recently
when he rejoined the club in
May. He was known for his
wit and sense of humor and
as a member of the Club's
Good Ole Boy Choir.
Jim is survived by his wife
Betty Dehn of Michigan whom
he met in Bagnoli, Italy,
during the war. In addition
to Betty, he is survived by
five children, six
grandchildren and a brother.
Memorials may be made to the
donor's choice.
The Club will make a
contribution to our Student
Scholarship Fund in Jim's
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