Victor Jameson

Victor Loyd "Vic" Jameson, who chronicled the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with an uncanny combination of wit and wisdom for more than 30 years, died May 18, 2008, at his home in Santa Fe, NM. He turned 83 on Sept. 4, 2007. A native of Clayton, NM, Vic Jameson graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 1949 after serving three years in the U.S. Army during World War II. He taught school in Hobbs, NM, for two years before discovering his life's calling as a journalist. For 13 years he served as a reporter and editor for the Hobbs Daily News Sun, where his first love was the high school sports beat. For many years he followed and chronicled the career of legendary Hobbs High School basketball coach Ralph Tasker, the second-winningest high school basketball coach in U.S. history. Tasker died in 1999. In 1964, the PC(USA) beckoned and Jameson, a Presbyterian elder, moved to New York, where he served as associate director, director and managing director of the Presbyterian Office of Information from 1964-1983. At Presbyterian reunion in 1983, Jameson moved to Atlanta as editor of the PC(USA)'s denominational magazine, Presbyterian Survey (now Presbyterians Today). It was in Atlanta that he met and married Frances Furlow. They moved to Louisville in 1988 when the denomination's national office relocated there. Jameson officially retired in 1991, but continued to write and edit up until his death for such publications as These Days devotional magazine and Presbyterian Voice, the newspaper of the Synod of Living Waters. In 1992, Jameson was named Distinguished Writer of the Year by the Presbyterian Writers Guild. For many years, Jameson was a fixture in the General Assembly Newsroom, where his wry humor and keen insight into the politics of the church made him an invaluable reporter and mentor to others. Along with his longtime friend, the late Jim Gittings, he was also known to provide the best hospitality available at the Assembly. Jameson was the father of two sons, Mike and Ron, and grandfather of Laurel, Jordan, Ransom, and Max. He was predeceased by his late wife, Frances, an attorney and former PC(USA) national staff member, who died last year. A memorial service for Vic Jameson will be held May 24, 2008, at 2:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, where he was a member. The Rivera Family of Santa Fe Funeral Options 417 East Rodeo Road Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 989-7032