Deceased
Full Name:
James 'Jim' S. Forrester
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary Frances
Birth Date:
01/08/1937
Birth Place:
Aberdeen, Scotland
Home City:
Stanley, NC
Religion:
Baptist
MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978
MD, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 1962
BS, Wake Forest University, 1958
Senator, North Carolina State Senate, 1991-2011
Deputy President Pro Tempore, North Carolina State Senate, 2011
Commissioner, Gaston County Board of Commissioners, 1982-1990
Joint Republican Caucus Leader, 2006-2010
Former Medical Director, Brian Center Nursing Home
Former Medical Missioner, Central America
Physician, Family Practice, present
Former Medical Consultant, Gaston County Health Department
Former Medical Director, Greenfield Manor Nursing Home
Former Commander, North Carolina Air National Guard, Vietnam
Associate Fellow, Aerospace Medical Association
Member, Christian Medical Society
Team Physician, East Gaston High School Football Team
Former Member, Gaston Arts Council
Former Member, Gaston County Art and History Museum Board
Former Member, Gaston County Children's Council Board of Directors
Former President, Gaston County Heart Association
Former President, Gaston County Medical Society
Former Member, Gaston Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Former Vice Chair, Gaston-Lincoln Mental Health Board
Former Member, North Carolina Heart Association
Former President, Stanley Lions Club