<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/james-clay-underwood.html" dsn="news"><item_date>11/26/2025 10:19:38 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="/_images/jamesclayunderwood.png" alt="James Clay Underwood"/></image><firstname/><middlename/><maidenname/><lastname/><suffix/><graduation-Year/><relationship-to-university/><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>James "Clay" Underwood</title><description/><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content>James “Clay” Underwood (’00 M.B.A.), 50, of Lewisville, died Sept. 28, 2025. He earned his master’s degree at UNT in administrative management. After wanting to earn a doctorate for years, he had started classes in the doctoral business program at UNT at Frisco this fall. A lifelong athlete, he enjoyed running marathons.</main-content></item>