Jamie Thomas Poteet

Born in Caddo, Okla., Poteet moved as a child with his parents James Thomas Monroe and Mamie Lou Malone Poteet to San Angelo. He graduated from San Angelo High School, attended Duke University and graduated from Cornell University on the GI Bill. He was a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force.

Trained in hotel management, he joined a major chain that assigned him to operate hotels and clubs in pre-Castro Cuba, Puerto Rico and Chile. He taught English in Cyprus and Greece. His aunt, Ann Poteet, taught three generations of San Angelo students.

Retiring from his longest tenure as club manager near Chicago, Poteet returned to San Angelo more than 15 years ago to care for his aunt Lucretia, who died at 103. For a brief period, he managed the San Angelo Country Club in the 1990s. Always self-effacing, he managed food and lodging operations as if invisible, never drawing attention to himself.

A long-time patron of the arts, he served for a time on the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts board of trustees, giving paintings, time and money for its success, according to Howard Taylor, SAMFA director. Poteet helped set up the art museum's Children's Art Museum formerly located at the Cactus Hotel. He had custom-made furnishings created that continue to be used in the museum's children's programs. He also was a stalwart supporter of the symphony and other music programs.

No close relatives survive him. His chief care-giver was Hilda Ramirez. Handling many of his other affairs were Lupe and Janie Trevino, as well as three Trevino grandchildren, Christian, Jaime and Chastity.