Batey M. Gresham Jr., cofounder of Nashville-based architect Gresham Smith, former president of the American Institute of Architects and a benefactor who established the first endowed professorship in the Auburn University school of architecture, died Aug. 6 at 88. He is remembered as a talented architect and businessman.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,” says Rodney Chester, Gresham Smith CEO, quoting Maya Angelou in remembering Gresham. “There are countless employees and clients who will never forget him.”
