McGill-Toolen Hall of Fame
As of November, 2012
Crawford C. Adams*
Herb Adams
Reverend Monsignor Oliver Edward Adams*
Steven G. Alsip
Br. Matthias Amos SC
W. Terry Ankerson
Vincent P. Arata
James P. Balthrop*
Gerald K. Banks
Eleanor M. Benz
Wes Bizilia*
Dina H. Blankenship
Juanita Boddie*
Frank E. Bolling
Milton J. Bolling III
Paul G. Bonham*
Gretchen Koppersmith Boykin
Andrew D. Burch Sr.
Gerald Thomas Burch
John Harry Burton
Robert J. Cady
Christy L. Calametti
John A. Calametti Jr.
Vincent E. Calametti*
Herbert L. Callahan
Al Chamblin*
Lynn Donaghey Clapper
William E. Clarke*
J. Gary Cooper
Marvin Cornelius Jr.
Alvin Cottrell Jr.*
Ernest J. Cox
James Newton Cox*
Roderick Phillip Crawford
Anna Bailey Crow
James Kenny Crow Jr.
Jeremiah Denton Jr.
Ray Dicharry*
Rebecca Dickinson
James B. Donaghey II
Joseph Bradley Donaghey
Vincent J. Dooley
William G. Dooley
Robert G. Duke*
Edmund C. Dyas IV*
David Eckert
George W. Finkbohner III
Heidi A. Fleming
Emile F. Fritz*
Fournier J. “Boots” Gale III
Arthur E. Geil*
Mary Margaret Goff*
Patrick R. Greenwood
Thomas Gerald Gulledge
James Patrick Guy
Angelo C. Harris III
James M. Harrison Jr.
William R. Havens
Arve W. Henriksen Sr.*
Br. Martin Hernandez SC*
Denzil Hollis
Most Reverend William R. Houck
Amy Cornelius Huff
Richard McGowan Hunt*
Leo Jacob
Donald P. Kelly Jr.
John A. Kern Jr.
Frank Kerns
Benjamin H. Kilborn Sr.*
Cookie Strong Krehling
Bill Lagman*
Br. Dacian LeBlanc SC*
John T. LeGros Jr.
Thomas J. Legros
Most Reverend Oscar H. Lipscomb
Jack L. Lowrey Sr.
Peggy E. Martin
Patrick A. McAleer
H. William “Bill” McAtee
Leroy Thomas McAtee*
John L. McCarron Jr.
Harry J. McCarron III
William H. McDermott*
John M. McFadyen*
Carl J. McFarlane*
E. Walter McKean
James J. Merig Jr.*
Joseph F. Milton*
Lonnie L. Mixon
James Patrick Murphy
John E. Murphy Jr.
William Joseph Murphy Jr.
Henry J. O'Connor Sr.*
James M. Ollis Jr.
Arthur R. Outlaw*
Ed Overton*
David Ross Partridge
James D. Partridge
Sidney Francis Pearson Jr.
Joseph A. Perez*
Donald S. Pierre, Sr.
George E. Pond*
Patrick J. Ponder
W. Holcombe Pryor, Sr.
William H. Pryor, Jr.
Stephen N. Quinn
Amin J. Rathle
Michael A. Reilly
Daniel E. Reimer Sr.
John Arthur “Rip” Repoll*
Helen Hobbs Rogers
Candi Nicholas Skipper
Dennis G. Smitherman*
Gilbert Burke Strong*
Phillip C. Sullivan*
Vincent J. Sullivan
Stephen T. Sylvester
Marcus F. Thublin Jr.
Walter D. Verneuille
C. L. “Skipper” Walters Jr.
Casimir Paul Weinacker*
John W. “Wes” Williams Jr.
Jere E. Woolsey Jr.
George W. Yeend Jr.
Linda Zoghby
*deceased
Hall of Fame
James D. Partridge
McGill Institute Class of ’50
James Partridge lives in Lillian, Alabama and is retired. He was married to Joan M. Partridge (now deceased), and they were parents of five children. Partridge is married to Mary Lou Chunn Partridge, and they have 16 grandchildren.
Partridge graduated from McGill Institute in 1950 and was a superior athlete here. He played varsity golf and varsity football and earned All-City and All-America honors in football.
Following his graduation from McGill Institute, Partridge entered Tulane University and received his bachelor of arts in education degree in 1954. While at Tulane, he was a member of the Green Wave football team. He was also drafted by the professional New York Giants football team.
After graduating from Tulane, Partridge entered the United States Air Force and served his country for 23 years. He retired in 1978 with the rank of colonel. His military decorations include the Air Force Legion of Merit, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star and
sixteen Air Medals.
Partridge and his wife are members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lillian. Partridge is on the St. Joseph Parish Council, the Advisory Board for Foley Community Hospice, where he is also a volunteer, and the Friends of Perdido Bay Environmental Board.
Inducted 1982
Biography updated 5/17/05
