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Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 3, 2022

Memphis lawyer and retired naval officer Captain James “Jim” P. Googe, Jr. died on Aug. 3. Googe was a 1957 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and later left the Navy to attend the University of Georgia Law School. He practiced for two years in Savannah before returning to the Navy as a judge advocate, serving as military judge and deputy director of law centers in Jacksonville, Florida, and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He later served as staff judge advocate to the Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Force Pacific, as chief counsel to the Naval Inspector General in D.C. and as Commanding Officer, Naval Legal Service Office, Memphis. Among his decorations are the Legion of Merit and two Meritorious Service Medals. He retired from the Navy and later returned to Memphis in 1985 to join First Tennessee Bank as senior vice president, where he served for 31 years. Memorials may be directed to Emmanuel United Methodist Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.