In Memoriam – May 2021

The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in May 2021 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.

• Gayle Miller Albritton, 82, of Rockwall, died January 24, 2021. She received her law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969.
• Randall Blair Ashby, 69, of Houston, died March 19, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979.
• Robert D. Avery, 68, of Jefferson, died May 4, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979. Avery was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1978.
• Richard Bachert, 75, of Livingston, died May 30, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• James C. Baker, 61, of Dallas, died August 28, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1983.
• Sybil Balasco, 97, of Houston, died April 2, 2021. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1956.
• Darwin Buford Barnes, 68, of Pasadena, died November 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2005.
• James W. Beard Jr., 78, of Missouri City, died March 16, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• W. Hampton Beesley, 74, of San Angelo, died February 25, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Manuel J. Behne Jr., 85, of Richardson, died March 9, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• James Bell, 80, of Lawn, died October 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995. Bell was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1975.
• Lauren J. Bensi, 63, of Spring, died October 19, 2020. She received her law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996.
• William H. Berry Jr., 83, of Corpus Christi, died March 21, 2021. He received his law degree from the Indiana University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Ray Gilbert Besing, 86, of San Antonio, died April 16, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1960.
• R. James Beylotte, 80, of Pearland, died September 19, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Jean Bishop, 75, of Decatur, died April 14, 2021. She received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Word Gibson Bizzell, 87, of Corsicana, died September 19, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• Frederick Eugene Black, 58, of League City, died August 26, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
• Michael Wilbert Born, 55, of Olathe, Kansas, died December 15, 2020. He received his law degree from Boston University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Dulcie Diane Brand, 65, of Sugar Land, died March 7, 2021. She received her law degree from George Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986. Brand was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1981.
• Paul Brauchle, 78, of Dallas, died March 28, 2021. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• J. Michael Brock, 64, of New Boston, died December 2, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Arlan J. Broussard, 77, of Houston, died May 15, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• Susan Buda, 39, of Austin, died January 11, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008. Buda was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 2006.
• R.W. Calloway, 86, of Dallas, died May 4, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Ramsey Clark, 93, of New York, New York, died April 9, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951.
• Carolyn F. Condos, 72, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, died February 6, 2019. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1985.
• William Coppersmith, 68, of Olathe, Kansas, died May 11, 2020. He received his law degree from Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979. Coppersmith was admitted to practice in Kansas in 1978.
• Simon C. Cornelius, 95, of Victoria, died September 25, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Melton D. Cude, 65, of Decatur, died November 29, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Marshall J. Day, 74, of Fort Worth, died April 14, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Rose U. Day, 83, of Houston, died April 18, 2021. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• William J. Demarest, 74, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died March 24, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Roger V. Dickey, 71, of McKinney, died December 4, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• Todd Dillard, 39, of Scottsdale, Arizona, died September 17, 2020. He received his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2007.
• Margaret L. Dillon, 68, of Houston, died November 4, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• William P. Dodson, 72, of Hondo, died January 19, 2021. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Victoria Jeanne Driscoll, 68, of Bethesda, Maryland, died February 8, 2021. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• James R. Dunn, 76, of Sherman, died August 30, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Travis Fontaine Erksine, 43, of Houston, died April 24, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2004.
• Robert L. Estep, 80, of Rural Retreat, Virginia, died March 28, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984. Estep was admitted to practice in Illinois in 1973.
• Peter Ferraro, 71, of Austin, died November 11, 2020. He received his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980. Ferraro was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1974.
• Joseph Harry Fields, 77, of Okemos, Michigan, died August 16, 2018. He received his law degree from Loyola Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977. Fields was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1972.
• Philip Dayne Freeman, 72, of San Antonio, died December 24, 2019. He received his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1983. Freeman was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1975.
• Wallace P. Finfrock, 90, of Dallas, died July 15, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951.
• Brady Alan Fisher, 68, of Henderson, died July 13, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• Grace Morrow Forderhase, 85, of Garland, died March 22, 2021. She received her law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1985.
• Leona M. Franklin, 96, of Houston, died April 2, 2021. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950.
• L. Henry Gissel Jr., 83, of Houston, died September 15, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Walter Hugh Harrell, 96, of Longview, died March 30, 2021. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950.
• Minor Lovis Helm Jr., 83, of Waco, died May 18, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Barry Creighton Heslop, 57, of Houston, died April 29, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Gary Joe Holloway, 54, of Plano, died May 4, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2001.
• Michael Inlow, 78, of Houston, died December 31, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• James K. Jackson, 79, of Nags Head, North Carolina, died July 14, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Milton Jackson, 78, of Fairfield, died December 26, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Floyd L. Jennings, 80, of Houston, died April 21, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996.
• Lee Jeronimo, 74, of Bothell, Washington, died May 11, 2019. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996.
• Richard Johnston, 81, of Lewisville, died August 5, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Christene Jones, 63, of Garland, died April 9, 2021. She received her law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1994.
• Edward David Kaplan, 90, of Shavano Park, died January 19, 2020. He received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1989. Kaplan was admitted to practice in New York in 1957.
• George Kazen, 81, of Laredo, died April 27, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Earl R. King, 89, of Weatherford, died December 11, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1960.
• Norman Krivosha, 86, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, died January 26, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990. Krivosha was admitted to the Nebraska Bar in 1958.
• Melvin L. Lampley, 71, of Houston, died November 24, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• Richard M. Lannen, 74, of Dallas, died May 1, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Jonathan L. Le Bleu, 88, of Tyler, died October 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• Tommie C. Lee, 79, of Lufkin, died March 30, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• Lloyd P. Lochridge Jr., 103, of Austin, died April 13, 2021. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1945.
• John Robinson Locke Jr., 96, of San Antonio, died September 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1949.
• Leslie Arletta Lockhart, 43, of Harlingen, died May 17, 2021. She received her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2002.
• Murray B. Mangum, 85, of Lago Vista, died November 12, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Christopher Marshall, 36, of Houston, died March 17, 2021. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2018.
• Virginia Ellen Maurer, 57, of San Antonio, died September 19, 2020. She received her law degree from American University Washington College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• John Paul McCall, 92, of Dallas, died May 11, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Bernard C. McGuire Jr., 91, of Dallas, died December 23, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• O. Murray McNeely, 80, of Shallowater, died February 7, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982. McNeely was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1967.
• Michael Christopher Miller, 49, of Dallas, died December 27, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000.
• Theodore G. Mishtal, 61, of Austin, died January 4, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• Thomas D. Moore Jr., 66, of Highland Village, died April 15, 2021. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• John B. Morey, 102, of San Antonio, died October 7, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• C. Robert Morris Jr., 92, of Bloomington, Minnesota, died October 16, 2020. He received his law degree from Yale Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951.
• Stephen Emory Musil, 71, of Haskell, died May 1, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Richard N. Nelson, 79, of Keller, died September 27, 2020. He received his law degree from George Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996. Nelson was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1980.
• Leo John Peterson III, 77, of Dallas, died November 1, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• R. Leon Pettis, 87, of Beaumont, died February 17, 2021. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• Robert M. Phillips III, 66, of Austin, died March 5, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979.
• James Post, 74, of Rockport, died January 1, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Warren M. Pulner, 93, of El Paso, died March 25, 2021. He received his law degree from Boston University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Susan Rest Pye, 69, of Houston, died June 13, 2019. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Carl L. Ray, 86, of New Braunfels, died March 9, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• Robert Jay Reining, 74, of Corpus Christi, died November 23, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• B. Schlesinger Ross, 76, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died October 18, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Bruce Sadler, 74, of Amarillo, died December 4, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Paul Louis Salzberger, 87, of Dallas, died May 1, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• Thomas W. Sanders, 84, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, died February 23, 2020. He received his law degree from LSU Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986. Sanders was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1963.
• John Anthony Saur, 90, of Sugarland, died May 4, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Clay C. Scott Jr., 92, of Addison, died November 7, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• William M. Schultz, 82, of Houston, died April 12, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1960.
• Kimble Scott, 58, of Dallas, died August 25, 2020. He received his law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2012. Scott was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1988.
• Sherwood H. Sheffield, 84, of Waco, died April 23, 2021. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Lynn Alan Shepherd, 73, of Missouri City, died December 15, 2020. He received his law degree from Wayne State University Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977. Shepherd was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1975.
• Edward F. Sherer, 76, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died August 13, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979.
• Elsie Brown Silverman, 93, died August 4, 2020. She received her law degree from George Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1955.
• Stuart Simms, 72, of San Antonio, died September 7, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Frank Simonton Jr., 78, of Kingwood, died March 8, 2021. He received his law degree from LSU Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975. Simonton was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1967.
• Thomas John Sims, 75, of Houston, died September 19, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Emmanuel H. Smith, 81, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died February 6, 2020. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964. Smith was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1964.
• Bruce Kirk Spindler, 61, of San Antonio, died October 5, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1989.
• Broadus A. Spivey, 84, of Austin, died May 8, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Chris Stein, 68, of Columbus, died September 16, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Macon D. Strother, 74, of Houston, died June 13, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Bobby Charles Switzer, 80, of Odessa, died April 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1965.
• David W. Thedford, 65, of Abilene, died April 7, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• Michael Edward Todd, 69, of Baytown, died December 8, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• R. Leon Trotter, 68, of Charlotte, North Carolina, died April 24, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Joseph Tyler, 41, of Texarkana, died April 25, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2006. Tyler was admitted to practice in Arkansas in 2005.
• James Edward Turner Jr., 77, of Otego, New York, died July 29, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Joe Edwin Ventura, 83, of Georgetown, died December 22, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Joanne Meyer Vorpahl, 69, of McQueeney, died April 17, 2021. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• G. Alan Waldrop, 59, of Austin, died May 5, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• James Wallis Jr., 69, of The Woodlands, died February 27, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• Howard Robert Warwick, 84, of Stephenville, died March 6, 2021. He received his law degree from George Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Rex H. White Jr., 88, of Austin, died April 4, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Wallace W. White Jr., 76, of Houston, died July 13, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Thomas N. Williams, 85, of Bossier City, Louisiana, died September 8, 2020. He received his law degree from Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969.
• Richard Wood, 74, of Argyle, died May 13, 2021. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.

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