Montgomery developer and philanthropist Jim Wilson III has died, leaving a legacy of business and civic achievements that stretch across the state of Alabama. alnews montgomeryal wakanews
According to a statement from Jim Wilson & Associates, he died in his home in Montgomery on Saturday. He was 59.
JWA developed several real estate projects including EastChase in Montgomery, a 330-acre development, Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge and Redstone Gateway, a 470-acre business park adjacent to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. In addition, JWA created two residential communities in Montgomery – Wynlakes, a 1,000-acre golf course community, and New Park, a 1,000-acre mixed-use development.
Wilson served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama system where he was Chair of the Athletics Committee, and as President of the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital Authority. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1985, Jim moved to New York City where he worked in commercial real estate at Manufacturers Hanover and met his wife, Susie Forst. A few months after their wedding in 1987, he went to work for his father at JWA.
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