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Ronald (Ron) Gordon Daves - 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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Ronald (Ron) Gordon Daves

Posted on: Dec 31, 2017

Ronald Gordon (“Ron”) Daves, 74, passed away on August 9, 2017. He was born in Ellenboro, North Carolina to Ray and Hester Daves. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1962 to 1965. In 1968, he graduated from East Tennessee State University. He worked as an investigator for the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, and as a consultant in the human resources field. After he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee he joined the law firm of Wimberly Lawson, which later became known as Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC. He practiced labor law, and served for many years as the Managing Member of the Firm. Ron was preceded in death by his mother and father, his step‐daughters Jenny Berg and Kirsten Berg Newman. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Karen Cottrell Daves, sons, David (Marti) Daves, Scott (Karen) Daves, and Ronald Gordon (“Chip”) Daves, grandchildren Meredith, Emily and Chad Daves, and Emily Cottrell Newman, brother Gerald “Jerry” (Nancy) Daves, and sisters Connie Daves Cavanaugh, and Betty (Giles) Grandy. Ron touched the lives of a great many people both in and outside of the legal community. He is sorely missed by his law firm, his clients, and his many friends.

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