Father Vieron, peacemaker during city’s turbulent times, dies
Father Nicholas Vieron leads benediction for weekly Tigers Touchdown Club meeting at University of Memphis South Campus on Sept. 16, 2019. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Father Nicholas Vieron, a towering figure in the work to bring the races and faiths of Memphis together, has died.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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