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The Life of Mr. JAMES EDWARD SEGREST III


SEGREST, JAMES EDWARD III, was born December 3, 1940 in old Louisville, and died April 5, 2014 in Butchertown.

He was preceded in death by his father, Glenn Bradley Segrest; mother Virginia Martin Segrest Stewart; and half sister, Charlotte Stewart Daniels.

He is survived by a brother, William David Segrest (Patricia) of Middletown; and by half-brothers and sisters, Phillip Randolph Stewart (Bettie) and Edna Dale Stewart of Fern Creek, Ina Stewart Klopfer (David) of Hampton Bays, NY, and Charles Martin Stewart (Penny) of Lafollett, TN.

He was graduated from Valley High School where he was a member of the National Honer Society, President of the Student Council, President of Kentucky Student Councils, and President of Jefferson County 4-H Clubs. He represented Kentucky at the Williamsburg Student Burgesses, a forum for high school students from around the world.

He was graduated from the University of Louisville where he was Parliamentarian of the Student Council, Secretary of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, and President of the Baptist Student Union. He attended U of L School of Law.

As Director of Planning Controls at the Louisville and Jefferson County Planning Commission, Segrest led the creation of the Butchertown Plan, Louisville's first neighborhood plan. He participated in the Search for Sites that concluded with the selection of the old Presbyterian Seminary buildings as Jefferson Community College. As Director of Local and Comprehensive Planning at KIPDA, Segrest led the production of the first Regional Comprehensive Plan.

Segrest was President and cofounder of Neighborhood Planning and Perservation, a member of the Board of the National Association of Neighborhoods, President of Butchertown, Inc. and Butchertown Neighborhood Association, Vice Chair of the Preservation Alliance, Board of Directors of Wesley Community House, Cofounder of Thomas Edison Butchertown House, President of the Louisville Public Schools Assembly, President of Lincoln Neighborhood School Board, Co Chair 4th District Advisory Committee, Chairman of the Board of Advisors Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Member of the 4-H Council, President of Valley High School Alumni Association, and a member of Calvary Episcopal Church.

Visitation will be held at Calvary Episcopal Church, 821 S. Fourth St., Louisville, KY on April 9, 2014 from 4-6 p.m. with the funeral service following directly afterward. Burial shall be held at Cave Hill Cemetery on April 10, 2014 at 10 a.m.

Expressions of sympathy to Butchertown Neighborhood Association, Inc. P.O. Box 7605, Louisville, KY 40257.

A special message can be made to the family at: www.NewcomerKentuckiana.com
 
Published in The Courier-Journal on Apr. 9, 2014 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=james-edward-segrest&pid=170562524&fhid=16657#sthash.bChBMov6.dpuf

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My Dearest Brother Jim. You have no idea how much I miss you. Who do I call now, that you have disconnected the phone? You told me to take the key and the door would always be opened. The house stands cold and I no longer can drift in and out of each room. Remembers, it was you who said, pick a room, it's yours. When I did, I asked you to put my name on the door, you laughed and said no, how tacky! So, to retaliate, I picked two rooms, ha. I guess you knew me well. You were my last bit of home. You and I, what a pair! No one knew how close we had become. We were our best kept secret. I know you feel the same. You have always been my keeper, checking in sometimes a lot to make sure everything was going as planned. Only, if I had you now, life would be more easy. No one would ever question or even dare to ask, why or what for. That is, if you were here. It goes to show, no matter the education, you loved me. Your simple hearted little sister, which you always looked out for. Did I do the same for you? Oh, God, I hope so. When mother passed in 2009, we sure had a lot on our plate didn't we? I told you all my secrets and you told me all your concerns. You were the glue and I the paper. You held us together and help make sense of it all. It was as if we were on the farm once again. You would say, don't get to close to the back of the cow, she will kick you. This was a simple saying, but you were always right. How I wish, I would have been more assertive two years ago when I asked that you accompany me to New Orleans. This might not have happened and you would have known there were many more good years ahead of us. Yes, I know you said, how often you regretted not going too. But, God wanted you with him. You had done all you could do and it was time to move along. Don't worry, I will do my best and will come to visit often. My room, that you have made for me is now a field of grass. My pillow, is the flowers I shall bring to rest my head. Do not think, I will ever forget you. How could I...
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