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    In Memoriam

    The State Bar of Arizona's In Memoriam page provides members with information regarding the deaths of fellow lawyers.

    Death notices (name, city, date of death) are posted as they are made available and will remain on the site for 12 months.

    When available, links to full obituaries are also provided. Click on Obituary to access this information. Please note that over time some links may have been deactivated. Also, some links may require readers to scroll through complete listings to access information regarding the lawyers denoted below.

     

    Deceased Members

    Matthew Wildermuth, Scottsdale, AZ | September, 21, 2024 (Obituary)
    Richard Rubin, Phoenix, AZ | April, 26, 2024
    Michael Riikola, Phoenix, AZ | September, 1, 2024
    Dale Patton, Mesa, AZ | September, 9, 2024
    Witney Lynd Miller, Englewood, CO | July, 6, 2024
    David W Krula, Sun Lakes, AZ | August, 24, 2024
    Veronika Anne Briggs, San Ramon, CA | October, 22, 2024
    Bricks P Storts III, Tucson, AZ | November, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
    Harvey S Brown, Phoenix, AZ | July, 25, 2024
    Kelly A K Smith, Yuma, AZ | July, 17, 2024
    S Leonard Scheff, Tucson, AZ | July, 29, 2024
    Earl E Berg, Glendale, AZ | September, 28, 2018 (Obituary)
    David E Rogers, Phoenix, AZ | July, 27, 2024 (Obituary)
    Edward W Matchett, Douglas, AZ | June, 24, 2024 (Obituary)
    Kyle Delfor Mann, Phoenix, AZ | June, 18, 2024
    John Douglas Wilenchik, Phoenix, AZ | July, 23, 2024 (Obituary)
    Eric L Beiningen, Bullhead City, AZ | October, 25, 2023 (Obituary)
    Lynn A Koller, Lakeside, AZ | July, 14, 2023
    Christina Isabel Shaw, Phoenix, AZ | July, 2, 2024
    Mark E Webb, Eagle, ID | April, 9, 2023
    Chester B McLaughlin, Prescott, AZ | March, 30, 2024 (Obituary)
    Kay Bigelow, Casa Grande, AZ | January, 25, 2024 (Obituary)
    Steven B Weatherspoon, Tucson, AZ | June, 9, 2024 (Obituary)
    Dean G Braslow, Scottsdale, AZ | August, 16, 2022 (Obituary)
    Casceil Medlin Aronson, Phoenix, AZ | May, 31, 2024 (Obituary)
    James Silhasek, Paradise Valley, AZ | June, 8, 2024 (Obituary)
    David N Ramras, Santa Barbara, CA | June, 4, 2024
    Gordon K Clevenger, Tucson, AZ | October, 6, 2023
    Cheryl Copperstone, Troy, MT | May, 15, 2024
    Robert Smith, Phoenix, AZ | May, 21, 2024
    RuthAnne H Strong, Tucson, AZ | May, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
    Donald R House, Tempe, AZ | April, 4, 2024 (Obituary)
    Kenneth B Vaughn, Scottsdale, AZ | November, 15, 2023
    David W Hume, Scottsdale, AZ | March, 29, 2024
    Kim C Clark, Seattle, WA | January, 5, 2024
    J Michael Hennigan, Los Angeles, CA | April, 6, 2024 (Obituary)
    Leroy Michael, Phoenix, AZ | May, 17, 2024
    Jonathan H Schwartz, Phoenix, AZ | May, 9, 2024
    Thomas B Burns, Chandler, AZ | April, 26, 2024
    Eric Ollason, Tucson, AZ | April, 19, 2024 
    Nathan Roger Kassebaum, Phoenix, AZ | April, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
    John S O'Dowd, Tucson, AZ | February, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
    Nicholas J Wallwork, Phoenix AZ | December, 27, 2023 (Obituary)
    Gary V Scales, Phoenix, AZ | February, 25, 2024 (Obituary)
    Harvey Jurkowitz, Tucson, AZ | March, 26, 2024
    Nicholas A Goodman, Tucson, AZ | March, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
    Joseph J Mortiz, Phoenix, AZ | October, 12, 2023
    David Allegrucci, Buckeye, AZ | February 26, 2024 (Obituary)
    Patrick C Doody, Chicago, IL | February, 20, 2024 (Obituary)
    Tom Collins, Sierra Vista, AZ | March, 5, 2024
    Robert E Ciancola, Scottsdale, AZ | April, 3, 2024
    Stephen Paul Barnard, Tucson, AZ | March, 22, 2024 (Obituary)
    Morris A Kaplan, Phoenix, AZ | January, 19, 2023
    Joseph H Roediger, Phoenix, AZ | March, 2, 2024 (Obituary)
    J Michael Bewley, San Jose, CA | February, 7, 2023
    Richard A Johnson, Mesa, AZ | March, 10, 2024
    Thomas R Puklin, Apache Junction, AZ | February, 22, 2024
    Richard E Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
    Ervin F Johnston, El Cajon, CA | March, 7, 2024
    Michael J Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
    John C Voorn, New Lenox, IL | February, 4, 2024 (Obituary)
    John T Hestand, Gilbert, AZ | January, 31, 2024
    Charles E Foster, Pacific Palisades, CA | March, 10,2020
    John K Mangum, Phoenix, AZ | February, 26, 2024 (Obituary)
    David E Wattel, Chandler, AZ | February, 13, 2024 (Obituary)
    Sharon Kahn, Austin, TX | January, 21, 2024
    Sylvia R Lafferty, Tucson, AZ | February, 13, 2024
    Gregory E Williams, Tempe, AZ | January, 11, 2024
    Alan Robert Taradash, Albuquerque, NM | August, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
    Kellie Lynn Carden, Oro Valley, AZ | May, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
    Brice Edward Buehler, Phoenix, AZ | January, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
    Edward P McNeff, Pinetop, AZ | October, 11, 2023 (Obituary)
    Armistead Williams Gilliam, Sedona, AZ | September, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
    Gary L Lodmell, Phoenix, AZ | January, 8, 2024
    Dean C Christoffel, Tucson, AZ| January, 16, 2024
    Gerald W Alston, Phoenix, AZ | January, 6, 2024 (Obituary)
    John A MacKinnon, Bisbee, AZ | October, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
    Reginald Harvey Dye, Glendale, AZ | September, 23, 2023 (Obituary)
    Todd C Lockwood, Phoenix, AZ | December, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
    Peter D Kushibab, Phoenix, AZ | December, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
    Ken Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ | December, 27, 2023
    Michael S Rubin, Scottsdale, AZ | December, 13, 2023 (Obituary)
    David W Armstrong, Niceville, FL | August, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
    Sandra Day O'Connor, Washington, DC | December, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
    Vincent R Lopez, Phoenix, AZ | February, 27, 2023 
    James G Bond, Dewey, AZ | August, 31, 2023
    Michael L Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ | October, 28, 2023
    Les A Boegemann, Benson, AZ | September, 7, 2023
    Jill Kappus Shaw, Tucson, AZ | April, 5, 2023
    Robert E Vickery, Tempe, AZ | November, 18, 2023 (Obituary)
    Eddie G Distel, Tucson, AZ | October, 13, 2023
    Kenneth C Spafford, Knoxville, TN | August, 23, 2023
    James Paul Acosta, Plano, TX | June, 6, 2023
    Craig J Bolton, Phoenix, AZ | April, 1, 2023
    Walter V McLaughlin, Monroe, WA | August, 25, 2023 (Obituary)
    Michael F Ziegler, Phoenix, AZ | July 23, 2023 (Obituary)
    Morton Sitver, Phoenix, AZ | November 9, 2023 (Obituary)
    James W. Hill, Phoenix, AZ | June 17, 2021 (Obituary)