Bowling Green, family members and friends lost Maxey B. Harlin Jr., a respected member of the community, Wednesday afternoon. His integrity was above reproach, said William J. Parker, partner at the law firm Harlin Parker.Harlin, 87, died at the Christian Health Center, where he had been residing. He was an ideal partner, Parker said, We were partners I became a full partner in 1964, several years after I joined the firm. Maxey became sort of retired from practice from the law about 20 years later in 1985. He would have been 88 in November.John Gaines, a close friend of Harlins, also described him as unselfish a person of integrity. Gaines grew up with Harlin and attended school with him. Harlin was a giving person, according to Gaines, who gave a lot to the community and his profession. His family was very important to him, said Gaines, president of News Publishing LLC. We went fishing a lot together, Gaines said. Our wives were good friends. A picture of Gaines and Harlin fishing together hangs in his office at the Daily News. Harlin worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigations as a special agent during World War II. In 1944, Harlin left the FBI and began practicing law at Rodes Harlin in Bowling Green. The firm later became known as Harlin Parker. During his career, Harlin left his mark in Bowling Green and Kentucky.He was a member of the Bowling Green and Warren County bar associations, the Kentucky Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the Associations of Insurance Attorneys, the American Counsel Association, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Harlin also was a member of the Kentucky Constitutional Revision Assembly in 1964 and 1966, a member of the Board of Regents of Western Kentucky University during the same period, a member and elder of the Presbyterian Church and a member of the Fortnightly Literary Club. In 1997, he received the William H. Natcher Award at the Bowling Green Annual Law Day for serving the Bowling Green community with ideals of humility and high ethical standards. He was a student of the law, a perfect gentleman, Parker said. If he told you something, you could bank on it being 150 percent true, he added. Childrens safety day noon to 4 p.m. FridayHughes & Coleman will host its annual Kids are Special Safety Awareness Day at the firms new offices at 1256 Campbell Lane from noon to 4 p.m. Friday.There will be a variety of free activities for children of all ages including refreshments, games, a balloon jump and more. Gott volunteer firefighters and the Barren River Areas Search Dog Association will be on hand.Children will receive bike safety tips and parents can pick up free child identification kits. The kits are part of the firms ongoing Kids are Special program, which also includes offering $5 bike helmets.