James Norman Williams, Jr, ’67, 1943-2024
James Norman Williams, Jr., "Jim"
James Norman Williams, Jr., “Jim,” 81, entered eternal life on December 7, 2024. He was born in Cannelton, Indiana on March 27, 1943. As a child, Jim was a choir boy at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky. Raised in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he graduated from Jeffersonville High School as the valedictorian of the Class of 1961. After attending one year at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Jim completed his bachelor's degree in History and Economics at Indiana University, graduating a year early in 1964, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In Bloomington, Jim met the love of his life, Barbara and they married in 1965.
In 1967, Jim earned his law degree from the University of Chicago and began practicing law with the Louisville firm of Wyatt, Grafton & Sloss (now Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs). Jim was a lawyer for 45 years where he represented numerous clients including the Louisville Medical Center, the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant Reuse Authority (now River Ridge Development Authority) and Greater Clark County Schools. Jim worked on projects that define Louisville's and Jeffersonville's skylines today, including Slugger Field and the Harbors Condominiums. Jim was admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Indiana and Kentucky, and the United States Supreme Court. Jim was also a Kentucky Colonel.
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