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In Memoriam December 2025

 

Michigan Bar Journal

In Memoriam

HON. HOLLY T. BIRD, P68122, of Traverse City, died April 2, 2025. She was born in 1969 and was admitted to the Bar in 2005.

FREDERICK W. BLEAKLEY, P38860, of Muskegon, died November 9, 2025. He was born in 1960, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.

NICHOLAS L. BOZEN, P11091, of Lansing, died August 18, 2025. He was born in 1947, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1973.

MELINDA S. CAMERON, P36048, of Livonia, died August 8, 2025. She was born in 1957, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.

HON. MICHAEL H. CHERRY, P25111, of Coldwater, died October 18, 2025. He was born in 1943 and was admitted to the Bar in 1975.

DAVID J. CLARK, P34659, of Traverse City, died October 5, 2025. He was born in 1954, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1982.

DAVID W. CROOKS, P28232, of Naples, Fla., died July 22, 2025. He was born in 1948 and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.

ALVIS PHILLIP EASTER, P27168, of El Granada, Calif., died October 9, 2025. He was born in 1949, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1977.

HON. WILLIAM T. ERVIN, P30654, of Mount Pleasant, died October 12, 2025. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1979.

GARRY W. GODDARD, P35142, of Lansing, died October 3, 2025. He was born in 1943, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.

SCOTT M. GRAMMER, P72713, of Lansing, died May 4, 2025. He was born in 1967, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2009.

TODD W. GRANT, P45531, of Ann Arbor, died September 21, 2025. He was born in 1951, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1991.

GLEN N. LENHOFF, P32610, of Grand Blanc, died October 30, 2025. He was born in 1949, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.

MICHALE D. LIEBERMAN, P38529, of Farmington Hills, died October 20, 2025. He was born in 1960, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1985.

JONATHAN E. MAIRE, P16999, of Lansing, died June 12, 2025. He was born in 1936 and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.

LANCE E. MERMELL, P17636, of Bingham Farms, died October 25, 2025. He was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

HOWARD W. PATCH, P18688, of Jackson, died September 28, 2025. He was born in 1938, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1964.

RYAN J. RIEHL, P67598, of Ann Arbor, died February 1, 2025. He was born in 1978, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2004.

JOHN A. SMIETANKA, P20610, of Grandville, died October 25, 2025. He was born in 1941 and was admitted to the Bar in 1969.

GODFREY VANDER WERFF, P21734, of Lowell, died February 17, 2025. He was born in 1930 and was admitted to the Bar in 1957.

TOMMIE WAUGH, P32531, of White Lake, died October 5, 2025. He was born in 1950, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1981.


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