S L Kopald Jr, September 04, 1921 — July 09, 2018

S L Kopald Jr (Memphis, Tennessee, TN) September 04, 1921 July 09, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: September 04, 1921

Death date: July 09, 2018

Death place: Memphis, Tennessee(TN), USA

Funeral Home: Canale Funeral Directors

Obituary for S L Kopald Jr. S L Kopald, Jr., lifelong Memphian, loving support to his family, and dedicated servant to his community, passed away Monday July 9, 2018 at the age of 96. “Kopie” attended Central High School. He graduated from Washington & Lee University, then attended Harvard Business School until interrupted for service in WWII, where he served in the quartermaster corps.

While at W&L he met Lexington native Mimi Daves, and they married in 1946. After the war, Kopie went to work at the HumKo Co., which had been founded by his father and Herb Humphries. He worked at HumKo and its successor companies for his entire career before retiring at the mandatory age of 65.

Besides his financial generosity to charity, he served on boards and in offices too numerous to mention, but a partial listing include: President of Rotary, President of Temple Israel, Chairman of SUN and United Way campaigns, Board of Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve, Board of Tenn. Department of Education, Memphis-Shelby County Planning Commission, Chairman of the Tenn. Republican Party, Chairman of the Board of Hebrew Union College, Board of Directors Washington & Lee University.

Mimi & Kopie celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in 2016 with family who include brother Hugh of Vermont; daughter Nancy of Memphis; son Steve of Aiken SC; son Jack & wife Candy of Port Townsend WA; son David & wife Merrily of San Diego CA; also grandchildren Hunter, Seth, Laura, Hallie, Reece, Troy and Dana; and great-grandchild Jack. Memphis has lost a southern gentleman, a man who looked at each person as an individual, who was modest and self-effacing while bringing out the best in others. Funeral Service will be 3 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018 in the Danziger Chapel at Temple Israel, 1376 East Massey Road.

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death notice S L Kopald Jr September 04, 1921 — July 09, 2018

obituary notice S L Kopald Jr September 04, 1921 — July 09, 2018

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