LINDSAY CARTER WARREN JR.
Oct. 8, 1924-April 11, 2016
Lindsay Carter Warren Jr. passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.
Lindsay was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Washington, N.C., as the first son of Lindsay Carter Warren and Emily Harris Warren.
He was educated in the public schools of Washington through the 11th grade when the family moved to our nation's capital.
He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1942, and in the fall of that year, enrolled as a freshman in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
After completing his freshman year, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. Later commissioned as an ensign, he served for 18 months during World War II on the USS Wakefield (AP-21) in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters of operation.
Upon completion of this service, he re-enrolled at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in commerce.
In 1951, he received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law. While in law school, he served as associate editor of the University of North Carolina Law Review, and was elected to the Order of the Coif and Phi Delta Phi.
Upon being licensed to practice law in North Carolina, Warren joined the law firm of Langston, Allen and Taylor in Goldsboro. He practiced law as a general civil practitioner for more than 50 years with that firm, now known as Warren Kerr Walston Taylor and Smith LLP.
Through his retirement, he remained a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
During his professional career, Warren served as a member of the board of governors of the North Carolina Bar Association, and was elected and served as its president in 1969 to 1970.
In 1976, he was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and was inducted into the General Practice Hall of Fame by the North Carolina Bar Association in 1989.
With humility and integrity, Lindsay Warren served the state of North Carolina, which he dearly loved. He led an active public and civic life.
As state senator in the North Carolina General Assembly (1963 to 1969), he was chairman of the Senate Courts and Judicial Districts Committee, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, member and chairman of North Carolina Courts Commission, vice chairman of the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, member of the North Carolina Advisory Budget Commission and chairman of the Governor's Study Commission on Structure and Organization of Higher Education.
In addition, he passionately served as a member and chairman of America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee, trustee and chairman of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Visitors, president of the University of North Carolina General Alumni Association, president of the University of North Carolina Law Alumni Association, a member of the board of directors of Wayne Memorial Hospital and a member of the Goldsboro City Board of Education.
Warren lovingly served First Presbyterian Church of Goldsboro as elder emeritus.
He was the recipient of the following honors and awards: The John J. Parker Award for Conspicuous Service to the Cause of Jurisprudence from the North Carolina Bar Association, the University of North Carolina Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Christopher Crittenden Memorial Award for Significant Contributions to the Preservation of North Carolina History, the Distinguished Citizen Award -- Tuscarora Council of Boy Scouts of America, the University of North Carolina School of Law Award -- For Distinction Beyond Professional Excellence, the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation Endowed Justice Fund and the North Carolinian Society Award.
Warren was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace B. Warren.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Todd Smith Warren; his children, Adrienne W. Northington and husband, Jim, of Goldsboro, Emily W. McNair and husband, Parham, of Raleigh, Grace W. Johnston of Greensboro, Robert P. MacKenzie III and wife, Jeanie, of Birmingham and Mary Todd MacKenzie and Julian J. MacKenzie and wife, Laurel, all of Washington.
He was a proud grandparent of 13 grandchildren, Grace, Louise and Emily Northington, Lindsay and John McNair, Jane Randolph, Adrienne and Gray Johnston, Merrill, Whitton and Milly Ward and Jonathan and Hannah Pearce.
He is also survived by his younger brother, Charles F. Warren, and his niece, Diana J. Carter.
His older sister, Emily Carter Jones, preceded him in death.
The family will greet friends at the Warren home in Goldsboro Wednesday, April 13, from 4 to 6 p.m.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 14, at 2 p.m. at Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, N.C., and family will receive friends at Toddy's home in Washington following the burial.
A memorial service celebrating Lindsay's life will be held Friday, April 15, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro.
A reception will follow the service.
Memorial gifts in memory of Lindsay C. Warren Jr. may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1101 E. Ash St., Goldsboro, N.C., 27530; Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, N.C., 27534; or The Foundation of Wayne Community College, P.O. Box 8002, Goldsboro, N.C., 27533.
The Warren family is so grateful for all of the loving care Lindsay received at Wayne Memorial Hospital, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center and from wonderful friends.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on April 13, 2016 1:49 PM