In Memoriam
The following represents those members of the State Bar of Michigan whose death has been communicated to us. To notify us of the passing of a loved one or colleague, please email barjournal@michbar.org.
January 2024
KATHLEEN BUCKLEY, P32522, of Grand Blanc, died Jan. 9, 2024. She was born in 1954, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
MEGAN JEAN WELLS, P76107, of Taylors, South Carolina, died Jan. 15, 2024. She was born in 1985, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2012.
GORDON R. WYLLIE, P22594, of Jacksonville, Florida, died Jan. 9, 2024. He was born in 1933, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
December 2023
DEAN D. BURNS, P11428, of Petoskey, died Dec. 1, 2023. He was born in 1940, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
DENO P. FOTIEO, P28355, of Grand Rapids, died Dec. 10, 2023. He was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
BRUCE W. FRANKLIN, P13645, of Roseville, California, died Dec. 18, 2023. He was born in 1936 and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
JAMES W. HECKMAN, P24479, of Troy, died Dec. 22, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
MARK E. KAMAR, P35038, of Lansing, died Dec. 30, 2023. He was born in 1956, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
RANDALL J. MOON, P37688, of Mooresville, North Carolina, died Dec. 5, 2023. He was born in 1959, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
ROBERT V. PARENTI, P18632, of Stuart, Florida, died Dec. 27, 2023. He was born in 1925 and was admitted to the Bar in 1951.
JAMES P. RICKER, P19433, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, died Dec. 31, 2023. He was born in 1928, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
November 2023
CHARLES H. BLAIR, P10860, of Bloomfield Hills, died Nov. 4, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
ROBERT WARREN DICKENS, P70170, of Grand Rapids, died Nov. 13, 2023. He was born in 1955, graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2006.
STEVEN D. DUNNINGS, P36086, of Lansing, died Nov. 2, 2023. He was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
DAVID S. FEINBERG, P42854, of Lansing, died Nov. 28, 2023. He was born in 1960, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.
ROBERT GOREN, P14206, of Bingham Farms, died Nov. 27, 2023. He was born in 1931, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
DAVID L. KAMINSKI, P24720, of Northville, died Nov. 11, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
GARY D. KUIPER, P35894, of Grand Blanc, died Nov. 30, 2023. He was born in 1951, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
CHRISTINE P. PIATKOWSKI, P56492, of Brighton, died Nov. 23, 2023. She was born in 1965, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.
HAROLD G. SCHUITMAKER, P20087, of Paw Paw, died Nov. 26, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
REBECCA L. THOMAS, P52148, of Grand Rapids, died Nov. 19, 2023. She was born in 1965, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1998.
October 2023
KENDALL B. PERRY, P81592, of Mason, died Oct. 30, 2023. He was born in 1970, graduated from Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2017.
MAURICE N. BLAKE, P10865, of Peoria, Arizona, died Oct. 21, 2023. He was born in 1933, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
DANIEL D. BREMER, P23554, of Burton, died Oct. 25, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
MAUREEN H. BURKE, P32153, of Harbor Springs, died Oct. 12, 2023. She was born in 1950, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
LAWRENCE P. BURNS, P32048, of Grand Rapids, died Oct. 25, 2023. He was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
WILLIAM R. CONNOLLY, P24970, of Troy, died Oct. 28, 2023. He was born in 1946 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
WILLIAM W. DERENGOSKI, P34242, of East Lansing, died Oct. 6, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
DIANNE L. HOFFMAN, P41233, of Cadillac, died Oct. 23, 2023. She was born in 1963, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
SCOTT A. KEILLOR, P38880, of Ann Arbor, died Oct. 27, 2023. He was born in 1949 and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
JAMES S. MINER II, P17811, of Essexville, died Oct. 9, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
CHARLES A. PFEFFER, P23202, of Northville, died Oct. 18, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
MYRON F. POE, P18962, of Royal Oak, died Oct. 5, 2023. He was born in 1931, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
ROBERT D. SAROW, P19904, of Bay City, died Oct. 28, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
HON. H. DAVID SOET, P20769, of Grand Rapids, died Oct. 27, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
RALPH SOSIN, P20795, of Bingham Farms, died Oct. 15, 2023. He was born in 1929, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1952.
September 2023
JOHN P. BARIL, P10432, of East Lansing, died Sept. 23, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
E. BERG, P40428, of Detroit, died Sept. 5, 2023. He was born in 1960 and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.
DAVID F. BETZ, P10771, of Ludington, died Sept. 5, 2023. He was born in 1938, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.
MARVIN W. CHERRIN, P11826, of Southfield, died Sept. 10, 2023. He was born in 1934, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
WILLIAM M. DONOVAN, P12892, of Rochester, died Sept. 1, 2023. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
JOHN P. JACOBS, P15400, of Detroit, died Sept. 22, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
DONALD A. KUEBLER, P16282, of Saginaw, died Sept. 15, 2023. He was born in 1938, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
ROBERT L. SHEGOS, P20327, of Grand Blanc, died Sept. 18, 2023. He was born in 1936, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
HON. EDWARD SOSNICK, P20796, of Bloomfield Hills, died Sept. 22, 2023. He was born in 1940, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
August 2023
DONALD R. CONRAD, P55667, of Livonia, died Aug. 22, 2023. He was born in 1958, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1996.
ANTHONY C. GREENE, P49303, of Grand Rapids, died August 6, 2023. He was born in 1955 and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.
KARL ERIC HANNUM, P37652, of Troy, died Aug. 20, 2023. He was born in 1959, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
HON. KURT G. KERSTEN, P15914, of Grosse Ile, died Aug. 15, 2023. He was born in 1923, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
DAVID E. MCCRIGHT, P39092, of Troy, died August 15, 2023. He was born in 1946, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
RAY A. PAIGE, P41848, of Detroit, died Aug. 17, 2023. He was born in 1956, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
PATRICIA PARUCH, P48028, of Royal Oak, died Aug. 22, 2023. She was born in 1950, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
ALAN E. SKROK, P27330, of Warren, died Aug. 18, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
HOLLIS G. TURNHAM, P29483, of Lansing, died Aug. 5, 2023. She was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
THOMAS J. VAN HEEST, P38671, of Anchorage, Alaska, died Aug. 2, 2023. He was born in 1949 and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.
ROBERTA J. F. WRAY, P52715, of Flint, died Aug. 23, 2023. She was born in 1940, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1995.
July 2023
PETER BILAKOS, P10798, of Ann Arbor, died July 1, 2023. He was born in 1932 and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
LYLE F. DAHLBERG, P29535, of Bloomfield Hills, died July 16, 2023. He was born in 1953, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
VALORIE A. GILFEATHER, P27247, of Northport, died July 7, 2023. She was born in 1952, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
MICHAEL A. HETTINGER, P51282, of Portage, died July 28, 2023. He was born in 1961 and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.
JAMES F. HEWSON, P27127, of Oak Park, died July 28, 2023. He was born in 1952, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
B. J. HUMPHREYS, P15268, of Saginaw, died July 20, 2023. He was born in 1930, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.
WILLIAM A. JOSELYN, P15603, of Bloomfield Hills, died July 22, 2023. He was born in 1929, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
WILLIAM A. REDMOND, P26801, of Kalamazoo, died July 31, 2023. He was born in 1951, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
KENDALL L. SAILLER, P50055, of Sterling Heights, died July 6, 2023. He was born in 1956, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.
MICHAEL S. SISSKIND, P20540, of Milford, died July 27, 2023. He was born in 1940 and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
THOMAS G. SMITH, P20712, of Alpena, died July 22, 2023. He was born in 1932, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
SAMUEL R. TERRY, P67616, of Fort Worth, Texas, died July 17, 2023. He was born in 1972, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2004.
ANTONIO DOUGLAS TUDDLES, P64158, of Detroit, died July 3, 2023. He was born in 1960, graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2002.
RANDALL S. WINSTON, P22451, of Glenview, Illinois, died July 2, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
June 2023
HON. ROBERT HOLMES BELL, P10654, of East Grand Rapids, died June 8, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
H. DALE CUBITT, P12374, of Bad Axe, died June 7, 2023. He was born in 1938, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
MICHAEL A. DARBY, P37644, of Davison, died June 12, 2023. He was born in 1959, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
J. RICHARD EMENS, P13176, of Columbus, Ohio, died June 28, 2023. He was born in 1934, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1959.
JOHN J. FRAWLEY, P26370, of Haslett, died June 12, 2023. He was born in 1950, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
EMIL H. JOSEPH JR., P28609, of Grand Blanc, died June 17, 2023. He was born in 1949, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
MICHAEL A. KOWALKO, P36893, of Flint, died June 15, 2023. He was born in 1958, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1984.
RICHARD L. LANG, P16397, of Northport, died June 24, 2023. He was born in 1936 and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
GLEN RUSSELL PETERSON, P85426, of Marenisco, died June 30, 2023. He was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 2021.
PEGGY G. PITT, P31407, of Royal Oak, died June 22, 2023. She was born in 1949, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
SCOTT R. REID, P40366, of Troy, died June 6, 2023. He was born in 1953, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.
SCOTT L. SANDERS, P24124, of Grand Ledge, died June 6, 2023. He was born in 1949, graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
BENJAMIN O. SCHWENDENER, Jr., P20150, of Okemos, died June 14, 2023. He was born in 1929 and was admitted to the Bar in 1953.
KRISTOFFER W. TIEBER, P71562, of Lansing, died June 21, 2023. He was born in 1976, graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2008.
May 2023
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.
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.
ALEXANDER DANIEL BOMMARITO, P62704, of Freeland, died May 23, 2023. He was born in 1973, graduated from University of Akron Law School, 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.
GEORGE E. BRUMBAUGH JR., P24469, of Clinton Township, died May 8, 2023. He was born in 1950, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
CARL V. BRYSON, P24615, of East Lansing, died May 13, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
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.
WILLIAM J. COLE, P12049, of Kentwood, died May 26, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
KATHRYN S. DENHOLM, P60357, of Manistique, died May 21, 2023. She was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.
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.
TERRANCE E. KLUMP, P23787, of Whitmore Lake, died May 3, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
JOANNE K. NAPIEWOCKI, P30481, of Bloomfield Hills, died May 5, 2023. She was born in 1936, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
April 2023
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.
LAWRENCE D. EGAN, P13116, of Plymouth, died April 12, 2023. He was born in 1929, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1960.
MICHAEL S. FRIEDMAN, P13728, of Royal Oak, died April 20, 2023. He was born in 1940 and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
DAVID M. HARTSOOK, P14712, of East Lansing, died April 9, 2023. He was born in 1941, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
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.
WILLIAM I. LIBERSON, P16649, of Bloomfield Hills, died April 1, 2023. He was born in 1926, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1951.
HON. WARFIELD MOORE JR., P17938, of Detroit, died April 15, 2023. He was born in 1934, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
DAVID P. PUTRYCUS, P55579, of Utica, died April 3, 2023. He was born in 1962, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1996.
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.
ROBERT H. TIDERINGTON III, P21453, of Lake Leelanau, died April 8, 2023. He was born in 1947 and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.
JOHN A. TIRONE, P21470, of Macomb, died April 20, 2023. He was born in 1942 and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.