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Francis Guess
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Guess served on the Tennessee Commission on Human Rights for more than 30 years. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan appointed Guess to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan federal civil rights commission, where he served from 1983 to 1989. Guess was also an important leader in Nashville"s corporate community, serving as the vice president of The Danner Company and the owner of the Helicopter Corporation of America.
Guess was raised in the Preston Taylor Homes public housing project in Nashville.
He served in the United States Army in the field of military intelligence, during the Vietnam War. Following the war, Guess enrolled at Tennessee State University, where he earned a bachelor"s degree in political science.
He also received a master"s of business administration (Master of Business Administration) from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Guess also completed Harvard University"s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program
Guess died at his home in the Bordeaux neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, on July 23, 2015, at the age of 69.
His funeral was held at the Music City Center. Guess has served on the board of directors of the Nashville Convention Center Authority, which oversees the Music City Center.
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