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Bar News - October 19, 2001 In Memoriam - James Koromilas JAMES KOROMILAS, a NH attorney and political leader, died September 29, 2001 at his Dover home after a brief illness. He was 77. Koromilas was born Jan. 22, 1924, in Dover, the son of Spyros and Angelica (Speliotis) Koromilas. During World War II, he served in United States Army Air Force as a B-17 lead navigator with the 8th Air Force. He flew 35 combat missions and received the Air Medal – Five Oak Leaf Clusters and the European Theatre Ribbon – Five Battle Stars. He continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve as the Wing Intelligence Officer and was recalled during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. He retired as a major in the US Air Force Reserve. After serving in World War II, Koromilas graduated from Amherst College with a degree in political science in 1949. He went on to earn three degrees from Brasenose College, Oxford University in England, including a law degree from the Honours School of Jurisprudence and a Master of Arts degree. Koromilas’ legal career first took him to Paris, France, where he served as the US special representative on the general counsel’s staff. He later moved to Washington, DC, where he served as legal advisor to the Civil Aeronautics Administration, President Eisenhower’s Air Coordination Committee and the Federal Aviation Agency. In 1960 he married Johnnie Daughtry of Kenansville, NC, and returned to Dover to establish a private practice of law, which continued for 40 years. He was admitted to the NH Bar in 1955. His son, Alec Koromilas, joined him in the practice after earning his law degree from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1992, forming Koromilas & Koromilas. "He took great pride in his legal work and through it touched thousands of lives," his obituary reads. Koromilas was a member of the Strafford County Bar Association and served as its president in 1976; he served on the NHBA Board of Governors from 1978 to 1980; and he was a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, International Law Association and American Arbitration Association. In addition to his lengthy legal career, James Koromilas also had a very active political career, first running for US Congress in 1962. He served as a delegate to the Con stitutional Convention in 1964. He served three terms in the NH Senate from 1967 to 1972. He was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, championing freedom of information legislation and fighting taxes. In 1972 he was a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Koromilas enjoyed traveling frequently to England with his family. He took great pleasure in classical music, the daily New York Times, flower gardening and cooking. He was proud of his Greek heritage and enjoyed entertaining long-time friends and family. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Johnnie D. Koromilas; a son, Alec James Koromilas of Washington DC and Dover, NH; a daughter, Angelynne K. Hinson, and granddaughter, Caroline J. Hinson, both of Portsmouth, NH; a sister, Mary S. Koromilas of Dover, NH; brothers Peter S. Koromi1as of Washington, DC and Anthony S. Koromilas of Titusville, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Dover, on October 3. Memorials in Koromilas’ name may be made to either the Greek Orthodox Church, 93 Locust St., Dover, NH 03820 or to Dover Fire & Rescue, Central Fire Station, Broadway, Dover, NH 03820. In memory of our colleague James Koromilas, the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Board of Governors has contributed to the New Hampshire Bar Foundation, 112 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH 03301.
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