In Memoriam information is published as soon as possible after it is received. To notify us of the passing of a loved one or colleague, please email barjournal@michbar.org. In Memoriam information from the past year is also published here.
JAMES ALBULOV JR., P33568, of Livonia, died May 31, 2022. He was born in 1948, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
MICHAEL C. AZAR, P41574, of Birmingham, died Aug. 18, 2022. He was born in 1963, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
PATRICE L. BAKER, P48070, of Troy, died May 3, 2022. She was born in 1955, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
EILEEN A. BECKETT, P46644, of Eastpointe, died Oct. 6, 2022. She was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
CHARLES BRACKX, P38766, of Largo, Florida, died May 4, 2022. He was born in 1951, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
GEORGE A. CASSAVAUGH JR., P11714, of Birmingham, died Sept. 14, 2022. He was born in 1934, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
BRUCE A. DALLAS, P41100, of Royal Oak, died Dec. 11, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
ROBERT A. DAVIDOFF, P26635, of Kalamazoo, died Jan. 23, 2023. He was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
DONALD A. DAVIS, P24049, of Grand Rapids, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
HERBERT DAVIS, P12554, of Wilmington, Delaware, died Feb. 4, 2022. He was born in 1930 and was admitted to the Bar in 1960.
STANLEY L. DE JONGH, P41462, of Detroit, died Sept. 20, 2022. He was born in 1961 and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
DAVID A. DODGE JR., P61036, of San Diego, California, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.
ROBERT ELLIS DORDAN, P75485, of Grand Rapids, died July 4, 2022. He was born in 1983 and was admitted to the Bar in 2011.
THOMAS A. GOLDEN, P23811, of Henderson, Nevada, died Jan. 9, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
CHARLES W. HERAN JR., P32434, of Albany, N.Y., died Jan. 21, 2022. He was born in 1955, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
HARRY D. HIRSCH JR., P14997, of Roseville, died May 10, 2022. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
JOHN J. ISEMAN, P15352, of Troy, died Jan. 9, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
TIM G. JAEGER, P15422, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 13, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
GLEN W. JOHNSON, P40266, of Chicago, Illinois, died Aug. 2, 2022. He was born in 1960, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
JAMES F. JORDAN, P26554, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died Aug. 17, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
CHRISTINE KACZANOWSKI, P37801, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Sept. 10, 2022. She was born in 1952, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
JOHN F. LEARMAN, P16484, of Saginaw, died Jan. 4, 2023. He was born in 1925 and was admitted to the Bar in 1952.
HON. JAMES B. MACKIE, P16939, of Alma, died Nov. 17, 2022. He was born in 1938, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
DANIEL C. MATSON, P17210, of DeWitt, died Jan. 17, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
DANIEL W. MCKELVEY, P17468, of Okemos, died Nov. 27, 2022. He was born in 1945, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
MARILYN C. NAIMAN-KOHN, P32204, of Farmington Hills, died Oct. 14, 2022. She was born in 1956, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
THOMAS J. NOVACK, P70056, of Westerville, Ohio, died Sept. 9, 2022. He was born in 1960 and was admitted to the Bar in 2006.
JAMES A. O’TOOLE, P24856, of Clarkston, died Feb. 9, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
RANDALL S. PASCUT, P38884, of Naples, Florida, died March 25, 2022. He was born in 1960, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
DIANNE M. BURGESS PETERSON, P41417, of Farmington Hills, died Feb. 14, 2022. She was born in 1961, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
CRAIG MARC RAPPEL, P82779, of Viera, Florida, died Jan. 18, 2023. He was born in 1963 and was admitted to the Bar in 2018.
GERHARD F. RITSEMA, P24707, of Laguna Woods, California, died Jan. 5, 2023. He was born in 1936, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
MICHAEL W. ROGENSUES, P34639, of Stanwood, died July 21, 2022. He was born in 1956, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
ARTHUR J. ROSE III, P25610, of Warren, died Dec. 24, 2022. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
CALEB ANDRES SANDOVAL, P72673, of East Lansing, died March 13, 2022. He was born in 1977, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2009.
PHILLIP E. SCHMITT JR., P22962, of Beverly Hills, died Dec. 31, 2022. He was born in 1948, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
JAMES D. SCHRAMM, P37496, of Pentwater, died May 25, 2022. He was born in 1941, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
ROBERT W. SELBY, P20207, of Midland, died Jan. 28, 2023. He was born in 1934 and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
JOHN J. SHINNERS, P41337, of Saginaw, died Oct. 22, 2022. He was born in 1950, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
DENNIS J. SIMON, P20496, of Delray Beach, Florida, died Feb. 20, 2022. He was born in 1946, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.
KURT E. STEPANIAK, P36669, of Prescott, Arizona, died Aug. 29, 2022. He was born in 1958, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
LOUANN VAN DER WIELE, P33066, of Grosse Pointe Shores, died April 29, 2022. She was born in 1953, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
GARY G. VILLAS, P43399, of Eaton Rapids, died Oct. 10, 2022. He was born in 1963, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.
RONALD W. WANGEROW, P28549, of South Lyon, died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born in 1950, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
ERIK A. WARREN, P21994, of Flushing, died Jan. 8, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
DOUGLAS E. WESLEY, P24754, of Plymouth, died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
ROBERT L. WINKLER, P36314, of Corunna, died March 24, 2022. He was born in 1954, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
CHRISTINE A. WU-SHEPHERD, P48845, of El Cerrito, California, died Dec. 28, 2022. She was born in 1968 and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.