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In Memoriam April 2024

 

Michigan Bar Journal

ROBERT J. ADAMS, P10045, of Berkley, died Feb. 15, 2024. He was born in 1936, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.

HELEN JOAN BRISH, P57324, of Brownstown, died Oct. 4, 2023. She was born in 1949, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.

JULIE A. COHEN, P45617, of Milford, died Feb. 26, 2024. She was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1991.

MARGARET ERDEEN DAVIS, P40084, of Washington, D.C., died Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in 1961, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.

JUDITH BACH DIXON, P12816, of Pigeon, died March 1, 2024. She was born in 1946, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.

MICHAEL L. DOBRA, P39280, of Dearborn, died Aug. 9, 2023. He was born in 1959, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.

MATTHEW SCOTT ESSENBURG, P80170, of Grand Haven, died April 19, 2023. He was born in 1981, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2015.

JOHN E. GATES JR., P31896, of Royal Oak, died May 10, 2023. He was born in 1951, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.

STEPHEN A. GATTO, P58521, of Kerrville, Texas, died June 15, 2023. He was born in 1961, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1998.

STEPHANIE T. GOECKE, P72685, of Plymouth, died May 9, 2023. She was born in 1961, graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2009.

CLYDE C. GOODWIN JR., P44461, of Canton, died Feb. 10, 2024. He was born in 1947 and was admitted to the Bar in 1991.

WILLIAM J. HASSETT, P14729, of Monroe, died March 8, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

JOHN R. HAYES, P14769, of Farmington Hills, died March 3, 2024. He was born in 1941, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

ROBERT L. HINDELANG, P25556, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died Feb. 20, 2024. He was born in 1946, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

JOSEPH J. JERKINS, P15496, of Kalamazoo, died Feb. 18, 2024. He was born in 1932, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.

DONALD L. JOHNSON, P15516, of Grand Rapids, died Feb. 16, 2024. He was born in 1940 and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.

DAVID A. KING, P26323, of Ann Arbor, died Feb. 7, 2024. He was born in 1951, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.

SUZANNE MARIE KROHN, P70560, of Caro, died March 6, 2024. She was born in 1979, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2007.

JOHN R. MARQUIS, P17106, of Holland, died Feb. 25, 2024. He was born in 1943 and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

MICHAEL E. MCCARTY, P65562, of Midland, died June 20, 2023. He was born in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 2003.

DONNA MCKNEELEN, P63360, of Fenton, died March 17, 2024. She was born in 1957, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2003.

WILLIAM P. O’LEARY, P38461, of Grosse Pointe Park, died Dec. 9, 2023. He was born in 1946 and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.

CAMERON H. PIGGOTT, P24630, of Detroit, died Dec. 17, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.

MARGARET L. PITTMAN, P47179, of Germantown, Maryland, died Feb. 12, 2024. She was born in 1950, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1992.

JOHN G. POSA, P49445, of Troy, died Feb. 25, 2024. He was born in 1953 and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.

NANCY M. RADE, P37234, of Grosse Pointe Park, died Oct. 28, 2023. She was born in 1953, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.

EDMUND J. SIKORSKI JR., P20449, of Saline, died Feb. 14, 2024. He was born in 1944 and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

ANNE L. SRUBA, P38150, of Grand Rapids, died Feb. 3, 2024. She was born in 1956 and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.

ROBERT D. STALKER, P20885, of Commerce Township, died March 2, 2024. He was born in 1930 and was admitted to the Bar in 1960.

MARY WICKENS, P30892, of East Lansing, died Feb. 19, 2024. She was born in 1951, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.

CLAYTON E. WITTMAN, P77105, of Kentwood, died Feb. 4, 2024. He was born in 1961, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2013.

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