Class of 1963


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Thomas W. Payne, Jr., A&S

James J. Bailey

I am currently Chair/CEO of Young's Industries, a land development company headquartered in Lafayette, La., and hold the same positions with Bailey Mineral Partnership, LLC and Louisiana Wetlands,LLC.

I am married to Laura Schofield Bailey, and have three sons, James, Robert, and Prescott, all graduates of WFS and UVA.

Memberships include the Boston Club of New Orleans, the Baton Rouge Country Club, the Brookhaven Club of Atlanta, and the Highlands Country Club.