In Memoriam
The following represents those members of the State Bar of Michigan whose death has been communicated to us. To notify us of the passing of a loved one or colleague, please email barjournal@michbar.org.
August 2024
THOMAS E. DEW, P24050, of Ann Arbor, died Aug. 10, 2024. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
RICHARD D. SULLIVAN, P21149, of Lapeer, died Aug. 11, 2024. He was born in 1932 and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.
July 2024
L. RAY BISHOP, P10828, of Ann Arbor, died July 19, 2024. He was born in 1934, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
J. RUSSELL HUGHES JR., P15239, of Rose City, died July 16, 2024. He was born in 1941, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
JOHN N. THOMSON, P21424, of Troy, died July 17, 2024. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
SHARON M. WOODS, P22542, of Detroit, died July 18, 2024. She was born in 1946, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.
June 2024
FRANCINE CULLARI, P34613, of Olympia, Washington, died June 4, 2024. She was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
NORMAN FELL, P13360, of Ann Arbor, died June 21, 2024. He was born in 1942, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
SUSAN S. FRIEDMAN, P31206, of Huntington Woods, died June 10, 2024. She was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
MARTIN P. KRALL JR., P29803, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died June 26, 2024. He was born in 1951, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
FRANK JOSEPH MACCIOCCA, P86184, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, died June 8, 2024. He was born in 1965 and was admitted to the Bar in 2022.
JOHN PATRICK O’LEARY, P18464, of Grand Beach, died June 26, 2024. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
TERRANCE P. SHEEHAN, P20320, of Flint, died June 16, 2024. He was born in 1935 and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.
JOHN M. SIMMERER, P30509, of Southfield, died June 16, 2024. He was born in 1949, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
GEORGE K. TRUCHAN, P37255, of Brooklyn, died June 27, 2024. He was born in 1955, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
May 2024
HON. JAMES L. BANKS, P10405, of Lake Odessa, died May 18, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
ROBERT J. CAREY, P27064, of Kalkaska, died May 7, 2024. He was born in 1943 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
MARVIN C. DAITCH, P12447, of Farmington Hills, died May 20, 2024. He was born in 1940, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
TIMOTHY THOMAS DOTY II, P75614, of Center Line, died May 19, 2024. He was born in 1965, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2011.
RICHARD P. DURANCZYK, P23782, of Lansing, died May 19, 2024. He was born in 1948, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
JAMES L. GAULT, P75928, of Greenbrae, California, died May 21, 2023. He was born in 1928, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
MELISSA ANN HALLACK, P73405, of Centreville, died May 30, 2024. She was born in 1979, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2009.
NATALIE RANKOVIC HARRINGTON, P49008, of Warren, died May 25, 2024. She was born in 1966, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
SALLY SHAHEEN JOSEPH, P35904, of Flint, died May 26, 2024. She was born in 1932, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
KENNETH E. MARKS, P48021, of Lansing, died May 31, 2024. He was born in 1955, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
KATHLEEN E. MOORE, P30265, of Northville, died May 15, 2024. She was born in 1952, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
ALAN S. MOSER, P30916, of Southfield, died May 10, 2024. He was born in 1951, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
CHARLES R. RUTHERFORD, P19784, of Grosse Pointe Park, died May 11, 2024. He was born in 1929, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.
THOMAS S. VAUGHN, P32007, of Detroit, died May 11, 2024. He was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
ANNE CLAIRE VAN ASH, P38913, of Grosse Pointe Park, died May 26, 2024. She was born in 1946, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
April 2024
ROBERT J. ALPINER, P40423, of West Bloomfield, died April 6, 2024. He was born in 1947, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.
THOMAS A. BRUINSMA, P43791, of Grand Rapids, died April 24, 2024. He was born in 1952, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.
PATRICIA A. D’ITRI, P58726, of Mears, died April 12, 2024. She was born in 1960, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1998.
ROBERT B. EBERSOLE, P30047, of Lisle, Illinois, died April 11, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
JOHN L. ETTER, P13233, of Ann Arbor, died April 4, 2024. He was born in 1937, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
ROYDEN E. JONES JR., P15593, of Hamilton, died April 22, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
STEPHEN L. LANGELAND, P32583, of Kalamazoo, died April 4, 2024. He was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
JOSEPH G. LUJAN, P16846, of Mount Clemens, died April 26, 2024. He was born in 1937, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
ALBERT D. MCCALLUM, P17268, of Springport, died April 5, 2024. He was born in 1938, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
KIRK D. MESSMER, P34243, of Owosso, died April 12, 2024. He was born in 1957, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
GEOFFREY K. RETTIG, P42965, of Midland, died April 5, 2024. He was born in 1964, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.
H. LAWRENCE SMITH, P39640, of Troy, died April 22, 2024. He was born in 1932 and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
HON. JOSEPH P. SWALLOW, P21187, of Alpena, died April 20, 2024. He was born in 1932 and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
March 2024
MARK W. GISTINGER, P23349, of Manchester, died March 16, 2024. She was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
ANTOINE F. HOULE, P36798, of Fort Gratiot, died March 22, 2024. He was born in 1959, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
KENNETH F. LARITZ, P23711, of Clinton Township, died March 20, 2024. He was born in 1950, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
ALLEN J. LIPPITT, P44471, of West Bloomfield, died March 30, 2024. He was born in 1937, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1991.
CHARLES E. LOTZAR JR, P25842, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 31, 2024. He was born in 1930, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
RICHARD K. REIDER, P19323, of Muskegon, died March 20, 2024. He was born in 1945 and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
DEBORAH LAURA RHODES, P39227, of West Bloomfield, died March 31, 2024. She was born in 1961, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
GLENDA M. SIMPKINS, P35309, of Holland, died March 13, 2024. She was born in 1939, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
THOMAS C. SIMPSON, P20516, of Naples, Florida, died March 12, 2024. He was born in 1945, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
PHYLLIS D. FUNK SNOW, P39191, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died March 19, 2024. She was born in 1940, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
HAROLD STERN, P20989, of Huntington Woods, died March 30, 2024. He was born in 1936, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
CHARLES S. WAGGONER II, P21887, of Lake Forest, Illinois, died March 27, 2024. He was born in 1930, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1958.
February 2024
DAVID A. BINKLEY, P31643, of Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 24, 2024. He was born in 1955, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
DAVID C. BOURGEAU, P33869, of Naples, Florida, died Feb. 20, 2024. He was born in 1944, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
CHRIS H. PHANEUF, P41366, of Commerce Township, died Jan. 21, 2024. He was born in 1955, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
ERIC S. POLAN, P73811, of White Lake, died Feb. 27, 2024. He was born in 1962, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2010.
DENIS V. POTUZNIK, P19045, of Muskegon, died Feb. 5, 2024. He was born in 1942 and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
HON. CAROL S. READER, P47976, of Howell, died Feb. 15, 2024. She was born in 1947, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
January 2024
KATHLEEN BUCKLEY, P32522, of Grand Blanc, died Jan. 9, 2024. She was born in 1954, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
JOHN A. MacNEAL, P24098, of Traverse City, died Jan. 24, 2024. He was born in 1949, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
MEGAN JEAN WELLS, P76107, of Taylors, South Carolina, died Jan. 15, 2024. She was born in 1985, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2012.
GORDON R. WYLLIE, P22594, of Jacksonville, Florida, died Jan. 9, 2024. He was born in 1933, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
ANDREW M. SAVEL, P19918, of Oxford, died Jan. 2, 2024. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
December 2023
DEAN D. BURNS, P11428, of Petoskey, died Dec. 1, 2023. He was born in 1940, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
DENO P. FOTIEO, P28355, of Grand Rapids, died Dec. 10, 2023. He was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
BRUCE W. FRANKLIN, P13645, of Roseville, California, died Dec. 18, 2023. He was born in 1936 and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
JAMES W. HECKMAN, P24479, of Troy, died Dec. 22, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
MARK E. KAMAR, P35038, of Lansing, died Dec. 30, 2023. He was born in 1956, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
SCOTT M. McDONALD, P38630, of Mount Clemens, died Dec. 24, 2023. He was born in 1957, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
RANDALL J. MOON, P37688, of Mooresville, North Carolina, died Dec. 5, 2023. He was born in 1959, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
ROBERT V. PARENTI, P18632, of Stuart, Florida, died Dec. 27, 2023. He was born in 1925 and was admitted to the Bar in 1951.
JAMES P. RICKER, P19433, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died Dec. 31, 2023. He was born in 1928, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
MARK R. ULICNY, P21668, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Dec. 27, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
November 2023
CHARLES H. BLAIR, P10860, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 4, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
ROBERT WARREN DICKENS, P70170, of Grand Rapids, died Nov. 13, 2023. He was born in 1955, graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2006.
STEVEN D. DUNNINGS, P36086, of Lansing, died Nov. 2, 2023. He was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
DAVID S. FEINBERG, P42854, of Lansing, died Nov. 28, 2023. He was born in 1960, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.
ROBERT GOREN, P14206, of Bingham Farms, died Nov. 27, 2023. He was born in 1931, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
DAVID L. KAMINSKI, P24720, of Northville, died Nov. 11, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
GARY D. KUIPER, P35894, of Grand Blanc, died Nov. 30, 2023. He was born in 1951, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
CHRISTINE P. PIATKOWSKI, P56492, of Brighton, died Nov. 23, 2023. She was born in 1965, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.
HAROLD G. SCHUITMAKER, P20087, of Paw Paw, died Nov. 26, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
REBECCA L. THOMAS, P52148, of Grand Rapids, died Nov. 19, 2023. She was born in 1965, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1998.
October 2023
KENDALL B. PERRY, P81592, of Mason, died Oct. 30, 2023. He was born in 1970, graduated from Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2017.
MAURICE N. BLAKE, P10865, of Peoria, Arizona, died Oct. 21, 2023. He was born in 1933, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
DANIEL D. BREMER, P23554, of Burton, died Oct. 25, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
MAUREEN H. BURKE, P32153, of Harbor Springs, died Oct. 12, 2023. She was born in 1950, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
LAWRENCE P. BURNS, P32048, of Grand Rapids, died Oct. 25, 2023. He was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
WILLIAM R. CONNOLLY, P24970, of Troy, died Oct. 28, 2023. He was born in 1946 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
WILLIAM W. DERENGOSKI, P34242, of East Lansing, died Oct. 6, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
DIANNE L. HOFFMAN, P41233, of Cadillac, died Oct. 23, 2023. She was born in 1963, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
SCOTT A. KEILLOR, P38880, of Ann Arbor, died Oct. 27, 2023. He was born in 1949 and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
JAMES S. MINER II, P17811, of Essexville, died Oct. 9, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
CHARLES A. PFEFFER, P23202, of Northville, died Oct. 18, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
MYRON F. POE, P18962, of Royal Oak, died Oct. 5, 2023. He was born in 1931, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
ROBERT D. SAROW, P19904, of Bay City, died Oct. 28, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
HON. H. DAVID SOET, P20769, of Grand Rapids, died Oct. 27, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
RALPH SOSIN, P20795, of Bingham Farms, died Oct. 15, 2023. He was born in 1929, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1952.