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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 24, 2017
Henry Hooker, a Nashville attorney who helped transform the Iroquois Steeplechase into a million-dollar fundraiser for a children’s hospital, died today, the Tennessean reports. He was 84. Hooker served two years in the U.S. Army and graduated from Tulane Law School before joining the firm of Hooker and Hooker and practicing with his brother, John Jay Hooker Jr. He was also an entrepreneur who had many business ventures. He served on the boards of Fisk University, Montgomery Bell Academy and Ensworth School. Funeral details will be posted when available.