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.
FERRIS L. ARNOLD, P36142, of Saginaw, died May 1, 2023. He was born in 1946, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
BERNARD F. ASHE, P10272, of Latham, N.Y., died March 8, 2023. He was born in 1936 and graduated from Howard University School of Law.
NINA MARIE BACKON, P63047, of Houghton, died Sept. 4, 2022. She was born in 1975, graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2001.
DAVID A. BOWER, P38004, of River Rouge, died May 1, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
BRANDON S. BUCHANAN, P67499, of Detroit, died May 6, 2023. He was born in 1970, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2004.
RONALD REGINALD DIXON, P24649, of Clinton Township, died April 22, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
WAYNE A. ERICKSON, P44057, of Menominee, died Dec. 4, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.
KARY C. FRANK, P34059, of Grand Rapids, died May 8, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Arkansas School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
GREGG E. HERMAN, P31656, of Bingham Farms, died May 4, 2023. He was born in 1955, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
JAMES S. HILBOLDT, P14954, of Kalamazoo, died March 21, 2023. He was born in 1929, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.
ANNE ACCARDO HORVITZ, P35739, of Grand Rapids, died April 18, 2023. She was born in 1941, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
NKRUMAH JOHNSON-WYNN, P38916, of Detroit, died April 30, 2023. She was born in 1960, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
STEPHEN L. KINSLEY, P15991, of Southfield, died March 18, 2023. He was born in 1940, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
DALE T. McPHERSON, P44648, of Livonia, died Jan. 25, 2023. He was born in 1963, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1991.
HON. STEPHEN B. MILLER, P23152, of Battle Creek, died Dec. 17, 2022. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
CHARLES L. NICHOLS, P30544, of Dearborn, died Dec. 27, 2022. He was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
THOMAS W. PAYNE, P18736, of Bingham Farms, died March 13, 2023. He was born in 1930, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
MARY T. SCHMITT SMITH, P30506, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 9, 2023. She was born in 1953, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
THOMAS J. STROBL, P29794, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 20, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
RICHARD D. THOMAS, P31382, of Canton, died Jan. 6, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Oklahoma School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.