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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 16, 2022

Chattanooga lawyer Randy Nelson died Sept. 13 at the age of 81. An Army veteran and 1968 graduate of the University Tennessee College of Law, Nelson joined the law office of Eugene Collins and Associates in Chattanooga. When Collins retired in 1990, Nelson succeeded him as the third city attorney of Chattanooga. Nelson served in that role until 2009. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. EDT on Sunday at the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson 37343. A celebration of life will be held Monday at 2 p.m. EDT at Hixson Presbyterian Church, 1450 Jackson Mill Dr., Chattanooga 37343. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, P.O. Box 61420, Staten Island, NY, 10306, or Alzheimer’s Foundation at the National Processing Center, Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C., 20090-6011.