David L. McKee, longtime chief operating officer at ALSAC, the fundraising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, died in a car accident in the Memphis area Friday, Aug. 17. He was 66.

In a long and storied ALSAC career that spanned 35 years, McKee served in a variety of leadership roles, including CEO, chief operating officer and senior executive vice president.

2. Country Nightclub Two-Steps Into Town - Tuesday, April 19, 2011

A new nightclub is saddling up at Sycamore View and Interstate 40. Country and dance nightclub Electric Cowboy has signed a 14,435-square-foot lease in Shelby Crossing Shopping Center, 6160 Macon Road.

3. Country Nightclub Two-Steps Into Town - Monday, April 18, 2011

A new nightclub is saddling up at Sycamore View and Interstate 40.

Country and dance nightclub Electric Cowboy has signed a 14,435-square-foot lease in Shelby Crossing Shopping Center, 6160 Macon Road.

4. Bearing Joy - Tuesday, March 08, 2011

With the help of technology, patients and their families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis were able to celebrate along with Marlo Thomas and friends in New York, as the hospital announced Monday its new partnership with Build-A-Bear Workshop.

5. ALSAC’s McKee Honored for Lifetime of Service - Wednesday, February 16, 2011

You could say David McKee was baptized by fire when he first joined ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in December 1977 as the new regional director of the Southeast Region in Atlanta.

6. St. Jude Classic Close to Securing Title Sponsor - Friday, September 10, 2010

The St. Jude Classic could have a new title sponsor soon, said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., the chief executive officer of ALSAC.

“I am very proud to tell you that we are this close to securing a title sponsor,” he said in a Thursday morning speech before the Greater Memphis Chamber. “David McKee, our chief operating officer, and I have a meeting with a company that’s not from the Memphis area that is very, very interested in becoming the title sponsor.”

7. Shadyac: St. Jude Classic Close to Securing Title Sponsor - Thursday, September 09, 2010

The St. Jude Classic could have a new title sponsor soon, said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., the chief executive officer of ALSAC.

“I am very proud to tell you that we are this close to securing a title sponsor,” he said in a Thursday morning speech before the Greater Memphis Chamber. “David McKee, our chief operating officer, and I have a meeting with a company that’s not from the Memphis area that is very, very interested in becoming the title sponsor.”

8. Shadyac Named ALSAC/St. Jude CEO - Friday, June 12, 2009

Richard Shadyac Jr., whose family has long ties to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is the new chief executive officer of ALSAC/St. Jude, the fundraising organization for the hospital.

His father served on the ALSAC board of directors for nearly three decades before taking over as CEO from 1992 to 2005.

9. Estate Planning Council Elects Officers - Wednesday, July 20, 2005

The Memphis Estate Planning Council announced the following officers for 2005-2006: David B. Jones, president; Frank E. Davis, vice president; Jeffrey E. Thompson, secretary; James L. Ferguson Jr., treasurer; and Mike Wood, immediate past president. Other executive committee members are Kermit B. Kaiser, Leanne W. McCullough, Samuel N. Graham and Teresa R. Hurst.

10. Archived Article: Lead (ccdc) - Thursday, October 17, 2002
Center City reviews proposals for Main St

CCDC reviews S. Main Street block plans

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

The Center City Development Corp. reviewed three proposals Wednesday to renovate vacant and run-down Main Street properties in ...