Background
Shelley, James LaMar was born on December 8, 1915 in Joseph City, Arizona, United States. Son of Thomas Heber and Eva (Tanner) Shelley.
Shelley, James LaMar was born on December 8, 1915 in Joseph City, Arizona, United States. Son of Thomas Heber and Eva (Tanner) Shelley.
Bachelor, Arizona State College, 1936. Juris Doctor, University Arizona, 1949.
Assistant city attorney, City of Mesa, Arizona, 1948-1949; city attorney, City of Mesa, Arizona, 1950-1987; partner, Johnson & Shelley, Mesa, 1951-1988; general counsel, League Arizona Cities and Towns, Phoenix, 1959-1997; partner, Shelley & Bethea, Mesa, since 1988.
Heaven is the place where God lives and the future home of those who do God’s will and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Advisory board Theodore Roosevelt council Boy Scouts American, 1962-1992, advisory council Grand Canyon council, since 1993, Mesa District chairman, 1967-1968. Vice president Mesa United Fund, 1967-1969, president, 1970. President board management Mesa branch Young Men’s Christian Association.
President Mesa Christmas Basket Association, Mesa Fine Arts Association, 1978-1980. Member religious advisory committee Arizona Department Corrections, 1981. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member Arizona Academy, National Institute Municipal Law Officers (past president), International Municipal Lawyers Association. Clubs: Exchange (past president), Southside Dinner (past president Mesa).
Married Virginia Rand, November 21, 1942. Children: Carol, Marlene (Mistress J. Robert Tolman), Jana (Mistress Gun B. McKay), Mary (Mistress Mark Hutchings), Gerald LaMar, James Rand.
