Jason Walker Fatheree, age 43, of Frisco, Texas, passed away on September 28, 2017. He was born on December 24, 1973, in Monroe, Louisiana, to Maunsell Bennett and Ernest Lea (Walker) Fatheree.
Jason is survived by his wife, Nancy Hightower Fatheree of Frisco, Texas; his son, John Walker Fatheree; his mother, Ernest Lea Fatheree, of Ferriday, Louisiana; his father, Maunsell “Doc” Fatheree and wife, Ann, of Midfield, Texas; his sister, Sonia Fatheree Cates, of Orlando, Florida; his mother-in-law, Fran Hightower of Lufkin, Texas; and his nephew, Grant Hightower of Lufkin, Texas.
Jason is preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Harold Cates; father-in-law, Oscar Hightower; and brother-in law, Richard Hightower.
Jason earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 2000. In 1996, he graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Government. Jason was a partner at the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend in Dallas, Texas, where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation. Prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend, Jason was a partner at Crouch & Ramey, a litigation law firm based in Dallas, Texas. While attending law school, Jason was selected as Outstanding Student of the Year in Clinical Studies and was a recipient of Best Speaker in Moot Court Competition. During the summer of 1998, he studied abroad at the Institute of World Legal Problems in Innsbruck, Austria, where he was instructed by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jason was recognized as a Texas “Super Lawyer” in 2016 and the three years immediately preceding and a "Rising Star" in 2013 and the six years immediately preceding by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines. In 2015, he was recognized by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys as one of the “Premier 100” trial attorneys for Texas. In 2016, The National Academy of Jurisprudence designated Mr. Fatheree as one of the "Premier 100" attorneys for Texas.
Jason was very involved with his community and professional activities. He was a member of the following organizations: State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, American Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Human Rights Initiative, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Dallas Regional Chamber, Defense Research Institute, Texas Exes University of Texas at Austin, National Sporting Clays Association, Texas Sporting Clays Association, Dallas Safari Club, Park Cities Quail, Pheasants Forever, Texas Trophy Hunters Association, Big Horn Society, Coastal Conservation Association, Plano Ducks Unlimited, Susan G. Komen Celebration of Hope Committee, and Parkway Hills Baptist Church.
Jason was an avid wing hunter. He loved to hunt dove, quail, pheasant, ducks, and was a competitive sporting clays shooter. He also loved his Texas Longhorns and Texas Country Music. Those that knew Jason knew his love of monogrammed shirts, Hermes ties, fancy cowboy boots, and the law. His son, John, was his pride and joy, and Jason lovingly shared his love of all things Texas with him. Jason's family and friends were important to him. He liked nothing better than to agitate those he loved and to entertain through stories and jokes; his boisterous laugh will be remembered.
Pallbearers are childhood friends Daniel Horowitz and Chance Stone, nephew Grant Hightower, good friend Cody Odom, and his longtime law school friends Joe Glenn Kahla, Heath Poole, Chris Dillon, and Adam Beever. In addition, Daniel Horowitz and Hubert Crouch, his longtime mentor and friend, will share memories of Jason during the service.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at ParkwayHills Baptist Church, 2700 Dallas Parkway, Plano, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at ParkwayHills Baptist Church. Interment will be at Ridgeview West Memorial Park, Frisco, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to ParkwayHills Baptist Church General Fund.