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In Memoriam January 2022

 

Michigan Bar Journal

 

ANTHONY A. ASHER, P10273, of Southfield, died August 24, 2021. He was born in 1936, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1966.

JAMES C. BARNES, P38522, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died December 26, 2020. He was born in 1944 and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.

DANIEL M. BLANDFORD, P29106, of Grand Haven, died November 2, 2021. He was born in 1953, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.

THOMAS K. BRICHFORD, P11189, of Farmington Hills, died August 26, 2021. He was born in 1934, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.

JAMES F. FLANNERY, P42260, of Bay City, died November 19, 2021. He was born in 1944, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.

ROBERT A. GERMANI JR., P13933, of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., died June 21, 2021. He was born in 1947 and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.

MICHAEL M. GRAND, P14266, of Southfield, died August 21, 2021. He was born in 1938, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.

RICHARD J. GRAVING, P42288, of Shelby Township, died November 23, 2021. He was born in 1959, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1989.

KIM L. HAGERTY, P52029, of Traverse City, died August 25, 2021. She was born in 1956 and was admitted to the Bar in 1994.

JAMES J. HAYES IV, P32676, of Bay City, died November 7, 2021. He was born in 1955, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.

HON. W. WALLACE KENT JR., P15902, of San Antonio, Texas, died September 23, 2021. He was born in 1941, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.

HON. RAYMOND L. KING, P15978, of West Branch, died October 18, 2021. He was born in 1929 and was admitted to the Bar in 1958.

MICHAEL D. LEWIS, P16635, of Traverse City, died November 3, 2021. He was born in 1944, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

MARY M. MOORE, P27384, of Albion, died October 26, 2021. She was born in 1951 and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.

ALLEN E. PITTOORS, P66045, of Detroit, died April 27, 2021. He was born in 1975, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2003.

JOHN P. RYAN, P32422, of Evanston, Ill., died October 19, 2021. He was born in 1953, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.

ROBERT A. SAJDAK, P27882, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died December 7, 2021. He was born in 1949, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.

ARTHUR W. SHANNON, P20270, of Bloomfield Hills, died September 28, 2021. He was born in 1937, graduated from University of Detroit School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1963.

WILLIAM C. SHEDD, P20319, of Flint, died July 26, 2021. He was born in 1939, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.

ATHINA T. SIRINGAS, P35761, of Detroit, died December 10, 2021. She was born in 1958, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.

ROBERT M. THRUN, P21440, of Lansing, died December 2, 2021. He was born in 1931, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1959.

ROBERT H. WITKOP, P22483, of Traverse City, died October 1, 2021. He was born in 1939 and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.

STEVE N. YARDLEY, P22612, of Grosse Pointe Park, died November 8, 2021. He was born in 1936, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.

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.