Emory University in 1949 majoring in business administration. After graduating from Emory University Nicholas married Margurite Jean Queen on March 4, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida. Nicholas and Margurite had seven children: Lynn (1950-1985), Peggy (born 1952), James (born 1954), William (1956-1980), Thomas (born 1959), Daniel (born 1963), and Joseph (born 1966). In 1973 Nicholas and Margurite divorced and in 1979 Nicholas remarried to chief operator at BellSouth and AT&T Ruby Martin. On September 12, 1980 his son William died in a drowning accident in Bartow, Georgia. On April 7, 1985 Nicholas' daughter Lynn died from complications of diabetes. Nicholas and Ruby joined the Southside Baptist Church in Jacksonville where he became a deacon. In his retirement years he became an American Civil War enthusiast collecting antiques from the time period. On July 29, 2007, the day of his birthday, Nicholas died from complications of pneumonia and diabetes. References 1927 births 2007 deaths Emory University alumni American business executives United States Merchant Mariners