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In Memoriam May 2026

 

Michigan Bar Journal

In Memoriam

JAMES M. BRADY, P39663, of Springfield, Va., died January 9, 2026. He was born in 1953, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.

HON. GERALD BROCK, P11221, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., died December 28, 2025. He was born in 1932, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1961.

RAYMOND G. BUFFMYER, P26950, of Potterville, died February 4, 2026. He was born in 1950, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1976.

EMIL E. CARDAMONE, P11601, of Sterling Heights, died March 7, 2026. He was born in 1924, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1959.

ROBERT E. GUENZEL, P14457, of Ann Arbor, died February 8, 2026. He was born in 1941, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.

FREDERIC WM. HELLER, P14852, of Ann Arbor, died December 17, 2025. He was born in 1941, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1968.

JOHN B. HOLIDAY, P15064, of Franklin, died June 1, 2025. He was born in 1943, graduated from Wayne State University Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1971.

EDWIN GRIFFIN JOHNSON, III, P74038, of Cassopolis, died July 9, 2025. He was born in 1954, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2010.

PETER J. KELLEY, P15822, of Ann Arbor, died April 4, 2026. He was born in 1943, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1970.

WILLIAM F. LILIENSIEK, P25782, of Madison, Wis., died October 17, 2017. He was born in 1937, graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.

WANDA S. LOSHER, P78464, of East Jordan, died March 20, 2026. She was born in 1965, graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 2014.

CHRIS L. MCKENNEY, P17473, of Ann Arbor, died March 16, 2026. He was born in 1933, graduated from University of Michigan Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1962.

MARK S. METRY, P29204, of Saint Clair Shores, died March 13, 2026. He was born in 1953, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.

JOHN S. PATERSON, P18693, of Sandusky, died March 18, 2026. He was born in 1947, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1972.

RUSSELL E. PRINS, P19110, of East Lansing, died March 24, 2026. He was born in 1941, graduated from Stanford Law School, and was admitted to the Bar in 1967.

PHILLIP A. SCHAEDLER, P35047, of Tecumseh, died March 28, 2026. He was born in 1954, graduated from The University of Toledo College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1983.

MICHAEL J. SUGAMELI, P29287, of Rochester Hills, died December 29, 2025. He was born in 1948, graduated from Detroit College of Law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1978.


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