A00114 - Frederick Earl McLendon, Amherst College Class of 1955, Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia), Northwestern University Law Degree,

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Contact

Nickname

• Fred

Family

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Personal

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Employment Information

Former

• Atty/Pol Advisr

  Self Employed

  Start:

  01/1996

  End:

  01/1998
• Attorney

  Borg-Warner Foundation

  Start:

  01/1970

  End:

  01/1977
• Assoc Couns

  M.H. Publishing Co., Inc.

  Start:

  01/1969

  End:

  01/1970

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Amherst

Reunion Class

• 1955

Graduation Year

• 1955

Major(s)

• Political Science

Other Academic

Secondary Schools

• Booker T. Washington High School

Higher Ed

• Northwestern University

  Field of Study:

  Law

  Degree:

  Doctor of Jurisprudence

  Year:

  1958

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Amherst

Fraternity

• Phi Alpha Psi Fraternity

Extracurricular Activities

• Christian Association
• Debate Council
• Managerial Association-MAAS
• Pre-Law Club
• Rotherwas Society
• WAMH

Post-Graduate

Community/ Professional Activities

• Hyde Park Cooperative Society

  Role:

  Chairperson

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In Memory

Fred was born March 6, 1935, making him easily the youngest member of our class. He prepped at Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta. Both his parents were doctors. As an undergraduate, Fred was a member of Phi Psi and majored in political science. He was actively involved in many extracurricular activities around the campus, starting right out as manager of our freshmen soccer team. Fred was involved with the Christian Association, Debating Council, Managerial Association, Pre-Law Club and radio station WAMF. He was on the executive committee of the Rotherwas Society.

After Amherst, Fred went to Northwestern, where he received a law degree in 1958. He then worked as an attorney in Chicago for several companies including Borg-Warner from 1970 to 77. Fred was chair of the Hyde Park Co-op Society in Chicago from 1969 to 1971.

In the early ’80s, Fred returned to Atlanta, where he spent the rest of his life. I last talked to him in February 1999, when he indicated he was struggling with health issues. Fred died March 19, 2004.

Rob Sowersby ’55

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Dr. Frederick Earl McLendon was born January 5, 1906 in Washington, Georgia, the eldest of three children born to the Rev. Earl R. McLendon and Mrs. Emma L. Gary McLendon. Spawned from a lineage of Black excellence, Dr. McLendon's heritage included his father, who was a distinguished minister in Wilkes County; and his grandfather, the Rev. Toombs McLendon, who was the second licensed African-American funeral director in the State of Georgia.

Dr. McLendon was a graduate of the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta and received his medical certification a the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. McLendon was a veteran of World War II, during which time he served as a medical examiner for the United States Armed Forces.

Upon moving to the City of Atlanta from Athens, Georgia after World War II, Dr. McLendon began his service in Atlanta's medical examiner's office. In 1946, Dr. McLendon made history when he opened the McLendon Medical Clinic (later renamed McLendon Hospital) upon his recognition of a need for a fully functional medical center for the African-American residents of Atlanta, who otherwise could not receive medical treatment in the segregated area hospitals. Soon after, Dr. McLendon opened the Earl R. McLendon Health Care Center, in memory of his father. Dr. McLendon served as the medical director and was the chairman of the boards of both institutions.

Dr. McLendon was a member of Omega Psi Phi and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities and was a former member of the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Building Authority. He also served as an executive officer for the National, Georgia, and Atlanta medical associations. Dr. McLendon was a member of the American Medical Association and the Medical Association of Georgia.

Dr. McLendon was survived by his wife, Mrs. Bennie B. McLendon; daughter, Ms. Joyce M. Yancey, Silver Spring, Md.; sons, Frederick E. McLendon, Jr. and Robert B. McLendon, Atlanta, Ga.; brother, T. A. McLendon, Washington, Ga.; sister, Mrs. Agnes M. Freeland, Van Nuys, Calif.; aunt, Mrs. Essie M. Tucker, Santa Monica, Calif.; uncle, James A. McLendon, Chicago, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

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Dr Frederick Earl McLendon Sr.

Birth

5 Jan 1906

Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

Death

17 Dec 1981 (aged 75)

Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

Burial

South View Cemetery

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 33.7019694, Longitude: -84.3734

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