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Honorable Robert Thomas Stinnett - In Memoriam

The Knoxville Bar Association and its members remember the friends of the association who may be gone, but not forgotten. We value their service to the community through their work toward justice and hope that this may serve as a tribute to them.

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Honorable Robert Thomas Stinnett

Posted on: Dec 31, 2016

Hon. Robert Thomas Stinnett was born on leap day, February 29, 1944, in Nashville and died August 23, 2016 in Chattanooga. A graduate of the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and ROTC, he was commissioned upon graduation into the US Army as a second lieutenant. After serving in Naples, Italy, he returned to attend UT College of Law. Following graduation he clerked for his father‐in‐law, James Parrott, Tennessee Court of Appeals and practiced law in Knoxville for 20 years at Stone and Hinds. In 1994 upon his appointment as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge he relocated to Chattanooga where he served for 16 years before retiring in 2010. He was past president of the Chattanooga Civitan Club and a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Knoxville for over 30 years. He loved life, never met a stranger and relished every new day. He is survived by his wife Libby, sons Rob and Jay, grandchildren Trace Landrum and Payton Stinnett, brother Bill (Yvonne) of Ashland City and sister Jean Neal of Lavergne. Tom is also survived by his sister‐in‐law Cynthia Parrott Smith (John) of Nashville, his brother‐in‐law Al Parrott (Mitzi) of Strawberry Plains and several nieces and nephews.

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