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In Memoriam March 2025

 

Michigan Bar Journal

In Memoriam

RICHARD L. BANTA, II, P39845, of River Rouge, died Sept. 27, 2024. He was born in 1955, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.

JAMES W. BATCHELOR, P25500, of Grand Rapids, died Aug. 11, 2018. He was born in 1946 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

MARTIN L. BOYLE, P11083, of La Mesa, California, died April 5, 2024. He was born in 1928, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.

DENIS W. BUDDS, P11352, of Flat Rock, died Feb. 6, 2025. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.

LAWRENCE G. CAMPBELL, P11553, of Franklin, died Dec. 19, 2024. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

CHARLES A. CARVER III, P11697, of San Francisco, California, died April 17, 2024. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.

HON. RAYMOND A. CHARRON, P11806, of Brownstown, died June 26, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

CARL S. CHRISTOPH, P41377, of Farmington, died Dec. 3, 2024. He was born in 1944, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.

WINSTON T. CHURCHILL II, P31125, of Clearwater, Florida, died Nov. 22, 2024. He was born in 1953, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.

DENNIS G. CROSS, P34379, of Petoskey, died July 29, 2024. He was born in 1945, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.

ROBERT H. DARLING, P25523, of Ann Arbor, died Sept. 5, 2024. He was born in 1947, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

DENNIS M. DAY, P12578, of Port Austin, died May 27, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

ADAM CASEY DECKER, P77641, of Rochester Hills, died Sept. 12, 2024. He was born in 1987 and was admitted to the Bar in 2013.

PATRICIA L. DONATH, P28265, of Bath, died Oct. 19, 2024. She was born in 1943 and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.

STEVEN A. DRAKOS, P42257, of Lake Orion, died June 14, 2024. He was born in 1962, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.

JOHN A. DUNWOODY, P25431, of Grosse Pointe Park, died Aug. 23, 2024. He was born in 1949, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

AMY KRISTIN FEHN, P63169, of Beverly Hills, died July 31, 2024. She was born in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 2001.

ANGELA MIA FIFELSKI, P55726, of Fort Myers, Florida, died June 27, 2024. She was born in 1967, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1996.

MARTHA P. FITZHUGH, P50034, of Bay City, died March 28, 2024. She was born in 1947, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.

WALTER P. FITZHUGH, P23454, of Bay City, died Oct. 14, 2024. He was born in 1948, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.

KENNETH M. GONKO, P30660, of Macomb, died Sept. 18, 2024. He was born in 1954, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.

FREDERICK GORDON, P14193, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 1, 2024. He was born in 1936, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.

DANIEL H. GRNA, P27631, of Maumee, Ohio, died Sept. 4, 2024. He was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.

LAWRENCE L. HAYES JR., P14771, of Hillsdale, died Nov. 29, 2024. He was born in 1937, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.

BRIAN J. HOFFMAN, P60149, of Cadillac, died Jan. 9, 2025. He was born in 1970, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.

THOMAS G. KAVANAGH JR., P31168, of Beverly Hills, died Jan. 20, 2025. He was born in 1946, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.

JAMES J. KENT, P29031, of East Lansing, died Jan. 21, 2025. He was born in 1951, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.

GEORGE A. LEIKIN, P16534, of Bloomfield Hills, died Oct. 28, 2024. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.

DAVID P. LEONARDSON, P44417, of Gaylord, died Jan. 29, 2025. He was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.

ROCQUE E. LIPFORD, P16709, of Stuart, Florida, died July 25, 2024. He was born in 1938, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.

EVELYNE YUEN-KEI LO, P73978, of Newton, Massachusetts, died Jan. 11, 2025. She was born in 1975 and was admitted to the Bar in 2010.

JOSEPH R. LOBB, P26009, of Bloomfield Hills, died Feb. 29, 2024. He was born in 1948, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.

JAMES E. LOZIER, P25384, of Cheboygan, died July 12, 2024. He was born in 1949 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

MADELAINE P. LYDA, P41361, of Novi, died July 20, 2024. She was born in 1946, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.

TIMOTHY J. MacDONALD, P37655, of Grand Blanc, died May 24, 2024. He was born in 1957, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.

PHILIP CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P69266, of Alexandria, Virginia, died May 1, 2024. He was born in 1977, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2006.

MICHAEL J. McGANN, P17401, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 7, 2024. He was born in 1935, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.

NINA F. C. MERTEN, P34579, of Traverse City, died March 12, 2024. She was born in 1957 and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.

KIM S. MITCHELL, P41073, of Grand Rapids, died Sept. 21, 2024. She was born in 1954, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.

DAVID R. MOSS, P65977, of Detroit, died Aug. 11, 2024. He was born in 1960 and was admitted to the Bar in 2003.

PAUL L. NINE, P18307, of Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 14, 2025. He was born in 1940, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.

WILLIAM C. PANZER, P18620, of West Bloomfield, died Jan. 28, 2025. He was born in 1941, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.

ALLEN F. PEASE, P23987, of Royal Oak, died Nov. 22, 2024. He was born in 1944, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.

JOHN MICHAEL PETIT, P68502, of Canton, Ohio, died Jan. 20, 2025. He was born in 1967 and was admitted to the Bar in 2005.

RASUL M. RAHEEM, P37122, of Detroit, died June 2, 2024. He was born in 1957, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.

JONATHAN F. ROSENTHAL, P66851, of Franklin, died Aug. 3, 2024. He was born in 1978 and was admitted to the Bar in 2004.

CHARLES R. ROUSSEAU, P19706, of Saginaw, died Jan. 19, 2025. He was born in 1944, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.

GLENN T. SARKA, P54397, of Marquette, died Jan. 23, 2025. He was born in 1965 and was admitted to the Bar in 1996.

STEPHEN J. SCHANZ, P30312, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died March 10, 2024. He was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.

RONALD P. SCHIGUR, P19983, of San Antonio, Florida, died Jan. 10, 2025. He was born in 1939, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.

ROBERT A. SEDLER, P31003, of Detroit, died Jan. 4, 2025. He was born in 1935 and was admitted to the Bar in 1959.

JOHN R. SHEK, P34788, of Boston, Massachusetts, died March 24, 2024. He was born in 1957, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.

ROBERT H. SKILTON III, P20550, of Grand Rapids, died Aug. 28, 2024. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.

MARK D. TALENTI, P60473, of Farmington Hills, died June 16, 2024. He was born in 1962, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.

CHRISTOPHER L. TERRY, P21339, of Saint Clair Shores, died Jan. 8, 2025. He was born in 1947, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.

DAVID J. WATTS, P44261, of Caseville, died Jan. 11, 2025. He was born in 1965 and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.

ERIC J. WELLS, P54292, of Bloomfield Hills, died Jan. 31, 2025. He was born in 1970, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.

ROEDERICK C. WHITE SR., P47033, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died July 2, 2024. He was born in 1961, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1992.

JOHN P. WILLIAMS, P22355, of Novi, died Jan. 22, 2025. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.

RONALD C. WILSON, P22419, of Harrison, died Jan. 12, 2025. He was born in 1935, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.

WALLACE C. WINTERS JR., P26384, of Taylor, died Jan. 21, 2025. He was born in 1949, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.

MICHAEL C. WOLOS, P35125, of Houghton Lake, died Aug. 8, 2024. He was born in 1952, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.


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