Services for Emory Ambler Cantey, a senior partner of the Fort Worth law firm Cantey & Hanger, will be at 4 p.m. Monday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Cantey died Saturday at a New Orleans clinic after a brief illness. He was 71.
A native of Fort Worth, Cantey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a law degree. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1939. He began practicing law at Cantey & Hanger, the firm founded by his grandfather S.B. Cantey.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
After the war, Cantey returned to practice law in Fort Worth. He worked in the corporate and securities practice and was chairman of the firm's securities and acquisitions section for more than 20 years.
Because of his many corporate clients, Cantey maintained a second residence in New York for immediate access to brokerage firms there. He also completed assignments in Argentina, France and Guatemala.
Cantey served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Fort Worth from the 1960s to 1980s.
During the 1960s, Cantey was a top competitor in equestrian and sports car racing. He competed in ocean sailboat racing during the 1970s. He was past commodore of the Fort Worth Boat Club and a member of the New York Yacht Club. He was also as member of the Shady Oaks Country Club, the Steeplechase Club and the Fort Worth Club.
In his later years, he was an avid orchid grower.
Cantey was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Boys Club Council.
He is survived by a son, Emory Ambler Cantey Jr. of Denver; a daughter, Sandra Cantey of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fort Worth Botanical Society for the benefit of the Conservatory Fund, 3220 Botanic Garden Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Monday, October 17, 1988
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Cantey died Saturday at a New Orleans clinic after a brief illness. He was 71.
A native of Fort Worth, Cantey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a law degree. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1939. He began practicing law at Cantey & Hanger, the firm founded by his grandfather S.B. Cantey.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
After the war, Cantey returned to practice law in Fort Worth. He worked in the corporate and securities practice and was chairman of the firm's securities and acquisitions section for more than 20 years.
Because of his many corporate clients, Cantey maintained a second residence in New York for immediate access to brokerage firms there. He also completed assignments in Argentina, France and Guatemala.
Cantey served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Fort Worth from the 1960s to 1980s.
During the 1960s, Cantey was a top competitor in equestrian and sports car racing. He competed in ocean sailboat racing during the 1970s. He was past commodore of the Fort Worth Boat Club and a member of the New York Yacht Club. He was also as member of the Shady Oaks Country Club, the Steeplechase Club and the Fort Worth Club.
In his later years, he was an avid orchid grower.
Cantey was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Boys Club Council.
He is survived by a son, Emory Ambler Cantey Jr. of Denver; a daughter, Sandra Cantey of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fort Worth Botanical Society for the benefit of the Conservatory Fund, 3220 Botanic Garden Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Monday, October 17, 1988
Services for Emory Ambler Cantey, a senior partner of the Fort Worth law firm Cantey & Hanger, will be at 4 p.m. Monday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Cantey died Saturday at a New Orleans clinic after a brief illness. He was 71.
A native of Fort Worth, Cantey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a law degree. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1939. He began practicing law at Cantey & Hanger, the firm founded by his grandfather S.B. Cantey.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
After the war, Cantey returned to practice law in Fort Worth. He worked in the corporate and securities practice and was chairman of the firm's securities and acquisitions section for more than 20 years.
Because of his many corporate clients, Cantey maintained a second residence in New York for immediate access to brokerage firms there. He also completed assignments in Argentina, France and Guatemala.
Cantey served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Fort Worth from the 1960s to 1980s.
During the 1960s, Cantey was a top competitor in equestrian and sports car racing. He competed in ocean sailboat racing during the 1970s. He was past commodore of the Fort Worth Boat Club and a member of the New York Yacht Club. He was also as member of the Shady Oaks Country Club, the Steeplechase Club and the Fort Worth Club.
In his later years, he was an avid orchid grower.
Cantey was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Boys Club Council.
He is survived by a son, Emory Ambler Cantey Jr. of Denver; a daughter, Sandra Cantey of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fort Worth Botanical Society for the benefit of the Conservatory Fund, 3220 Botanic Garden Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Monday, October 17, 1988
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Cantey died Saturday at a New Orleans clinic after a brief illness. He was 71.
A native of Fort Worth, Cantey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a law degree. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1939. He began practicing law at Cantey & Hanger, the firm founded by his grandfather S.B. Cantey.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
After the war, Cantey returned to practice law in Fort Worth. He worked in the corporate and securities practice and was chairman of the firm's securities and acquisitions section for more than 20 years.
Because of his many corporate clients, Cantey maintained a second residence in New York for immediate access to brokerage firms there. He also completed assignments in Argentina, France and Guatemala.
Cantey served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of Fort Worth from the 1960s to 1980s.
During the 1960s, Cantey was a top competitor in equestrian and sports car racing. He competed in ocean sailboat racing during the 1970s. He was past commodore of the Fort Worth Boat Club and a member of the New York Yacht Club. He was also as member of the Shady Oaks Country Club, the Steeplechase Club and the Fort Worth Club.
In his later years, he was an avid orchid grower.
Cantey was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Exchange Club of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Boys Club Council.
He is survived by a son, Emory Ambler Cantey Jr. of Denver; a daughter, Sandra Cantey of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Fort Worth Botanical Society for the benefit of the Conservatory Fund, 3220 Botanic Garden Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.
Dallas Morning News, The (TX) - Monday, October 17, 1988
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