James "Jim" Parkman

Jim Parkman, age 91, died February 26, 2023. A resident of Cumming, Georgia, he served as Executive Vice President of the Business Council of Georgia from 1967 until his retirement in 1991. The Business Council, a statewide employer's association, now functions as the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

Survivors include sons Matthew D. Parkman and James N. Parkman, III, grandchildren and long time companion, Patricia Lanfear of Tallahassee, Florida.

He was an American Society of Association Executives Certified Association Executive, served as President of the Georgia Society of Association Executives, as President of the Atlanta Society for Human Resource Management, and as a Director of the Atlanta City Club and was active in numerous other professional and civic groups.

He was born in Columbus, Georgia and received his education in the Atlanta School system and Georgia State University and served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict. His professional societies named him respectively as GSAE's Outstanding Association Executive in Georgia, and as one of only a select few ASAE Fellows in the nation.

In retirement, he continued to serve as an ASAE Evaluator and consultant to non-profit associations and societies, as a Disaster Assistance Reservist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and as a frequent volunteer with many organizations, while continuing to enjoy travel, playing tennis and reading.

In keeping with his wishes, the family will not have any services for him.