Florida death felt in Oconee

Word has reached Oconee County of the death of Jim Gadd at the age of 74. He died Christmas Eve.  Gadd’s work career in telephone company management stretched into three decades.  He’s remembered in Oconee for various leadership roles in the Oconee Business-Education Partnership, the Oconee Education Foundation, member of the Mountain Lakes Business Development Corporation, and board member of Leadership Oconee, among other affiliations.  A post by Compassionate Cremations and Funerals states Gadd, an Oviedo, Florida resident, died December 24 surrounded by his wife his family, and friends.