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.
E. JOHN BLANCHARD, P28881, of Haslett, died May 20, 2022. He was born in 1952, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
HARRY P. BUGEJA, P11364, of Farmington Hills, died Dec. 3, 2022. He was born in 1927, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
JOHN B. COLE, P47155, of Empire, died Nov. 5, 2022. He was born in 1944, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1992.
JOHN R. COON, P31797, of Brunswick, Maine, died Aug. 22, 2022. He was born in 1955, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
JOHN H. DEMING, P29586, of Grand Ledge, died March 2, 2023. He was born in 1953 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
PETER J. DEROSE, P32633, of East Lansing, died Feb. 13, 2023. He was born in 1952, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
L. STANFORD EVANS, P13246, of Birmingham, died Feb. 21, 2023. He was born in 1932, graduated from Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
NORTON T. GAPPY, P64571, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 25, 2023. He was born in 1974, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2002.
HON. CARL F. GERDS III, P27221, of Eastpointe, died Jan. 28, 2023. He was born in 1952, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
FREDERICK R. HUBBELL, P15203, of Kalamazoo, died Nov. 10, 2022. He was born in 1933, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
ZACHARY PHILIP KRZYZANIAK, P76938, of Livonia, died Jan. 21, 2023. He was born in 1986, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2013.
STEVEN J. LEBOWSKI, P35112, of Milford, died Feb. 16, 2023. He was born in 1952, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
HENRY P. LEE, P16505, of West Bloomfield, died Feb. 10, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from Indiana University School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
THOMAS J. NOVACK, P70056, of Westerville, Ohio, died Sept. 9, 2022. He was born in 1960, graduated from Capital University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2006.
THOMAS S. RICHARDS, P19416, of Royal Oak, died Jan. 6, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
DAVID R. SABIN, P19822, of Grayling, died March 2, 2023. He was born in 1937, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
MICHAEL D. SMITH, P20694, of Rochester Hills, died March 11, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
JOEL V. SOULE, P20800, of Grand Rapids, died Nov. 30, 2022. He was born in 1937, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
RANDALL M. WOKAS, P22779, of Bethesda, Maryland, died Feb. 21, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
WILLIAM D. YAHNE, P22604, of Ossineke, died Dec. 23, 2022. He was born in 1940, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
JANET K. YARLING, P32489, of Livonia, died March 3, 2023. She was born in 1952, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.