David C. Roark and Estate of Irene Roark, Deceased, David C. Roark, Executor - Page 3

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          Roark;2 (2) American Express, and (3) NCF, the recipient of the             
          disputed contributions.                                                     
               David Roark is a lifelong Tennessean (including when he                
          filed the petition in this case).  His life has been marked by              
          success in business and a consistent devotion to charity.  After            
          graduating from college, he worked for 25 years at United Hosiery           
          Mill in East Chattanooga, Tennessee.  He came to recognize an               
          untapped demand for fabric dyeing, and in 1982 set out with a few           
          colleagues to start a business to contract with manufacturers to            
          dye their fabric.  The business, later known as Skyland                     
          International, flourished.  Mr. Roark and his wife, who had                 
          tithed their gross income every year for decades, used their                
          prosperity to increase their already generous donations to both             
          their local church and other Christian charities.  Mr. Roark                
          became especially generous with both time and money to the North            
          Chattanooga Camp of the Gideons.                                            
               American Express is a well-known financial services company.           
          One of its subsidiaries is IDS Life Insurance Company.  Robert              
          Pippenger is a Senior Financial Adviser at American Express and             
          has long served as the Roarks’ personal financial adviser.  He              
          also managed the Roarks’ investments, and knew their financial              
          goals and inclination toward charitable giving.                             


               2 Mr. Roark and his wife filed joint returns.  Mrs. Roark              
          died in 1999, and he filed the petition both for himself and in             
          his capacity as executor of her estate.                                     




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