05.27.10
Tar Heel Chapter Mourns Loss of Founder and Friend
It is with great sadness I inform you of the passing of our chapter founder and friend, John Davidson Spinks. John will be greatly missed, though his contributions to the public relations profession in our region and beyond will thankfully live on for generations.
John set the standard of ethical and professional behavior for our chosen profession and I feel honored to have met and known the man after which the highest honor in our chapter is named. Hopefully you had the opportunity to meet this great man of vision, innovation and sense of humor. John was one of the great ones and a true pioneer. I know his name and constant example of excellence will live on as one of the forefathers of public relations as we know it.
A memorial service will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the Berrier Building in Arbor Acres on Saturday June 5 at 2 p.m. The family requests that any memorials be made to Arbor Acres, The United Methodist Retirement Home in Winston-Salem. Online condolences may be made through www.salemfh.com.
Link to obituary in the Winston-Salem Journal: http://ow.ly/1QEgN
