Civic leader George Cates killed in airplane crash
George Cates stands with Tina Sullivan, executive director of Overton Park Conservancy. Cates was involved in the creation of the conservancy and was a board member emeritus. (Daily Memphian file)
Memphis civic leader, philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur George E. Cates was killed Monday when the single-engine plane he piloted crashed near Jackson, Tennessee.
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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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