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.
From the July/August Bar Journal
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.
JOHN R. BROWN, P11288, of Orange, California, died Jan. 11, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.
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.
PETER B. CAPLING, P11593, of Bad Axe, died Nov. 13, 2022. He was born in 1934, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.
HON. GEORGE R. CORSIGLIA, P12239, of Douglas, died Jan. 29, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1960.
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.
MATTHEW W. DELEZENNE, P57918, of Plymouth, died Feb. 3, 2023. He was born in 1965, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.
KATHRYN S. DENHOLM, P60357, of Manistique, died May 21, 2023. She was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.
MICHAEL S. FRIEDMAN, P13728, of Royal Oak, died April 20, 2023. He was born in 1940 and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
WAYNE K. FROST, P51457, of Detroit, died Oct. 10, 2022. He was born in 1963, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.
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.
WILLIAM M. HATCHETT, P23350, of Pontiac, died Feb. 12, 2023. He was born in 1946, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
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.
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.
MICHAEL T. MCMANUS, P29544, of Detroit, died Feb. 20, 2023. He was born in 1952 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
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.
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.
THOMAS A. SWANSON, P25759, of Roscommon, died June 13, 2022. He was born in 1944, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
May 2023
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.
April 2023
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.
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.
March 2023
EDWARD H. CRAWFORD, P12327, of West Branch, died March 11, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
JOHN H. DEMING, P29586, of Grand Ledge, died March 2, 2023. He was born in 1953 and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
MARILYN S. DIREZZE, P55254, of Linden, died March 1, 2023. She was born in 1962, graduated from Michigan State University College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.
GARY W. JONES, P56072, of Detroit, died March 25, 2023. He was born in 1970 and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.
EDGAR W. PUGH JR., P19130, of Bloomfield Hills, died March 25, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
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.
GUY DANIEL SILVASI, P77099, of Traverse City, died March 16, 2023. He was born in 1986, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2013.
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.
PAULSEN K. VANDEVERT, P52438, of Dearborn, died March 14, 2023. He was born in 1958 and was admitted to the Bar in 1995.
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.
February 2023
DONALD A. DAVIS, P24049, of Grand Rapids, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
HERBERT DAVIS, P12554, of Wilmington, Delaware, died Feb. 4, 2022. He was born in 1930 and was admitted to the Bar in 1960.
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.
DAVID A. DODGE JR., P61036, of San Diego, California, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.
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.
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.
JAMES A. O’TOOLE, P24856, of Clarkston, died Feb. 9, 2023. He was born in 1945, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
RICHARD W. SNYDER, P23057, of Marana, Arizona, died Feb. 15, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
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 M. WRIGHT, P23110, of Caledonia, died Feb. 6, 2023. He was born in 1948, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
January 2023
ROBERT A. DAVIDOFF, P26635, of Kalamazoo, died Jan. 23, 2023. He was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
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.
THOMAS A. GOLDEN, P23811, of Henderson, Nevada, died Jan. 9, 2023. He was born in 1944, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
JOHN J. ISEMAN, P15352, of Troy, died Jan. 9, 2023. He was born in 1943, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
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.
JOHN F. LEARMAN, P16484, of Saginaw, died Jan. 4, 2023. He was born in 1925 and was admitted to the Bar in 1952.
DANIEL C. MATSON, P17210, of DeWitt, died Jan. 17, 2023. He was born in 1935, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
CRAIG MARC RAPPEL, P82779, of Viera, Florida, died Jan. 18, 2023. He was born in 1963 and was admitted to the Bar in 2018.
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.
GERHARD F. RITSEMA, P24707, of Laguna Woods, California, died Jan. 5, 2023. He was born in 1936, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
ROBERT W. SELBY, P20207, of Midland, died Jan. 28, 2023. He was born in 1934 and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
RONALD W. WANGEROW, P28549, of South Lyon, died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born in 1950, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.
ERIK A. WARREN, P21994, of Flushing, died Jan. 8, 2023. He was born in 1942, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
DOUGLAS E. WESLEY, P24754, of Plymouth, died Jan. 16, 2023. He was born in 1947, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
December 2022
JOHN D. BARTLEY, P55792, of Sterling Heights, died Dec. 31, 2022. He was born in 1957, graduated from Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1996.
DON R. BERSCHBACK, P10757, of Saint Clair Shores, died Dec. 16, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
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.
BRUCE A. DALLAS, P41100, of Royal Oak, died Dec. 11, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
ARTHUR F. DEVAUX, P47381, of Troy, died Dec. 11, 2022. He was born in 1967, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1992.
J. MCKENZIE DUKE, P70410, of Grosse Pointe Park, died Dec. 2, 2022. She was born in 1954, graduated from Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 2007.
GORDON A. GREGORY, P14359, of Novi, died Dec. 9, 2022. He was born in 1930 and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
TIM G. JAEGER, P15422, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 13, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
ALBERT N. KENNEDY, P26965, of Portland, Oregon, died Dec. 19, 2022. He was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
AUBREY V. MCCUTCHEON JR., P17355, of Ypsilanti, died Dec. 30, 2022. He was born in 1930, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.
H. WALLACE PARKER, P18647, of Bloomfield Hills, died Dec. 9, 2022. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.
ARTHUR J. ROSE III, P25610, of Warren, died Dec. 24, 2022. He was born in 1948, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
PHILLIP E. SCHMITT JR., P22962, of Beverly Hills, died Dec. 31, 2022. He was born in 1948, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
MICHAEL F. SIMON, P20505, of Portage, died Dec. 16, 2022. He was born in 1939 and was admitted to the Bar in 1965.
DALE L. SMITH, P56522, of Adrian, died Dec. 2, 2022. He was born in 1962 and was admitted to the Bar in 1997.
CHRISTINE A. WU-SHEPHERD, P48845, of El Cerrito, California, died Dec. 28, 2022. She was born in 1968 and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
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.
November 2022
MOISES J BERMUDEZ, P33906, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died Nov. 20, 2022. He was born in 1956, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.
JOHN M. CHASE JR., P11810, of Grosse Pointe Farms, died Nov. 9, 2022. He was born in 1933, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.
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.
FULTON B. EAGLIN, P24834, of Claremont, California, died Nov. 18, 2022. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
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.
JOHN C. LOUISELL, P24658, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Nov. 19, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
HON. JAMES B. MACKIE, P16939, of Alma, died Nov. 17, 2022. He was born in 1938, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
DANIEL W. MCKELVEY, P17468, of Okemos, died Nov. 27, 2022. He was born in 1945, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
MICHAEL J. MULCAHY, P28335, of Novi, died Nov. 25, 2022. He was born in 1944, graduated from the University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
WILLIAM J. SHEEHY, P20322, of Northville, died Nov. 9, 2022. He was born in 1944, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
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.
HON. JAMES L. WITTENBERG, P62323, of Royal Oak, died Nov. 20, 2022. He was born in 1974, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2002.
October 2022
EILEEN A. BECKETT, P46644, of Eastpointe, died Oct. 6, 2022. She was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 1993.
JERROLD M. BIGELMAN, P26626, of Bingham Farms, died Oct. 3, 2022. He was born in 1948 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.
ROBERT M. CHIMOVITZ, P11841, of Fenton, died Oct. 25, 2022. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.
STEPHEN C. CORWIN, P27262, of Norton Shores, died Oct. 24, 2022. He was born in 1951, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
LYNN B. DUNBAR, P31411, of Lansing, died Oct. 7, 2022. She was born in 1942, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
MARC BRYAN GOLDBERG, P59061, of Okemos, died Oct. 25, 2022. He was born in 1952, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1999.
WILLIAM T. HECTOR, P30664, of Wyandotte, died Oct. 11, 2022. He was born in 1945, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
JEAN LEDWITH KING, P15973, of Nashville, Tenn., died Oct. 9, 2021. She was born in 1924, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.
JAMES M. LEIBENGUTH, P32463, of Traverse City, died Oct. 27, 2022. He was born in 1950 and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
PATRICK J. MARUTIAK, P40105, of Perry, died Oct. 31, 2022. He was born in 1959, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.
MARILYN C. NAIMAN-KOHN, P32204, of Farmington Hills, died Oct. 14, 2022. She was born in 1956, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1980.
TODD H. NYE, P59301, of Roscommon, died Oct. 13, 2022. He was born in 1962, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2000.
FREDERICK K. PLUMB, P18955, of Chatham, Massachusetts, died Oct. 30, 2022. He was born in 1929 and was admitted to the Bar in 1956.
HAMILTON M. ROBICHAUD, P19513, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Oct. 24, 2022. He was born in 1936, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
THOMAS J. SHEEN, P20324, of Clinton Township, died Oct. 22, 2022. He was born in 1937, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.
JOHN J. SHINNERS, P41337, of Saginaw, died Oct. 22, 2022. He was born in 1950, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
JOHN W. STANOWSKI, P24548, of Saline, died Oct. 9, 2022. He was born in 1942, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
PATRICIA J. SULLIVAN, P38077, of Plymouth, died Oct. 25, 2022. She was born in 1955, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
JOHN L. THOMPSON, P21403, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died Oct. 7, 2022. He was born in 1941, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
GARY G. VILLAS, P43399, of Eaton Rapids, died Oct. 10, 2022. He was born in 1963, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1990.
September 2022
MICHELE J. ABBRUZZESE, P10011, of Jupiter, Florida, died Sept. 17, 2022. He was born in 1943, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.
GERARD J. ANDREE, P25497, of Southfield, died Sept. 4, 2022. He was born in 1950, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
GERALD W. BLANCHARD, P35769, of Williamston, died Sept. 17, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.
GEORGE A. CASSAVAUGH JR., P11714, of Birmingham, died Sept. 14, 2022. He was born in 1934, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.
ROGER L. CASWELL, P25704, of Marshall, died Sept. 21, 2022. He was born in 1947 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
LOUIS P. CECCHINI, P11749, of Montgomery, Texas, died Sept. 27, 2022. He was born in 1936, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
ROY J. DANIEL, P12477, of Keizer, Oregon, died Sept. 25, 2022. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.
STANLEY L. DE JONGH, P41462, of Detroit, died Sept. 20, 2022. He was born in 1961 and was admitted to the Bar in 1988.
DENNIS DONOHUE, P12884, of East Lansing, died Sept. 6, 2022. He was born in 1940, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
ROBERT M. GOLEMBIEWSKI, P14143, of Chandler, Arizona, died Sept. 2, 2022. He was born in 1932, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.
ROBERT C. GREENE, P14338, of Grand Rapids, died Sept. 23, 2022. He was born in 1942 and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.
PHILIP M. IDEMA, P15328, of Grand Rapids, died Sept. 15, 2022. He was born in 1939 and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
CHRISTINE KACZANOWSKI, P37801, of Grosse Pointe Woods, died Sept. 10, 2022. She was born in 1952, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.
F. ANTHONY LUBKIN, P32740, of Owosso, died Sept. 29, 2022. He was born in 1955, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
HON. PETER J. MACERONI, P16922, of Sterling Heights, died Sept. 28, 2022. He was born in 1940, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
MARK C. MELVIN, P27707, of Grosse Pointe Park, died Sept. 16, 2022. He was born in 1952, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.
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.
DONALD E. OVERBEEK, P18569, of Scotts, died Sept. 10, 2022. He was born in 1928, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.
GARY POLLACK, P23641, of Farmington Hills, died Sept. 3, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
HON. JOANN C. STEVENSON, P30923, of Grand Rapids, died Sept. 9, 2022. She was born in 1942, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.
ALAN VIETH STUART, P73180, of Lansing, died Sept. 16, 2022. He was born in 1939, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2009.
JAMES L. TALASKE, P25221, of Reed City, died Sept. 3, 2022. He was born in 1947, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.
PETER TAZELAAR II, P40420, of Sanford, died Sept. 10, 2022. He was born in 1950, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1987.
MICHAEL J. TRAGER, P23802, of Allen Park, died Sept. 16, 2022. He was born in 1944, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1974.
HON. DEBORAH G. TYNER, P33227, of Bingham Farms, died Sept. 7, 2022. She was born in 1956, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.
PAUL J. ZIMMER, P22733, of Grand Ledge, died Sept. 28, 2022. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.