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In Memoriam

The State Bar of Arizona's In Memoriam page provides members with information regarding the deaths of fellow lawyers.

Death notices (name, city, date of death) are posted as they are made available and will remain on the site for 12 months.

When available, links to full obituaries are also provided. Click on Obituary to access this information. Please note that over time some links may have been deactivated. Also, some links may require readers to scroll through complete listings to access information regarding the lawyers denoted below.

 

Deceased Members

Richard A Johnson, Mesa, AZ | March, 10, 2024
Thomas R Puklin, Apache Junction, AZ | February, 22, 2024
Richard E Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
Ervin F Johnston, El Cajon, CA | March, 7, 2024
Michael J Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
John C Voorn, New Lenox, IL | February, 4, 2024 (Obituary)
John T Hestand, Gilbert, AZ | January, 31, 2024
Charles E Foster, Pacific Palisades, CA | March, 10,2020
John K Mangum, Phoenix, AZ | February, 26, 2024 (Obituary)
David E Wattel, Chandler, AZ | February, 13, 2024 (Obituary)
Sharon Kahn, Austin, TX | January, 21, 2024
Sylvia R Lafferty, Tucson, AZ | February, 13, 2024
Gregory E Williams, Tempe, AZ | January, 11, 2024
Alan Robert Taradash, Albuquerque, NM | August, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
Kellie Lynn Carden, Oro Valley, AZ | May, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Raylene K Shayo, Phoenix, AZ | January, 13, 2024
Brice Edward Buehler, Phoenix, AZ | January, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
Edward P McNeff, Pinetop, AZ | October, 11, 2023 (Obituary)
Armistead Williams Gilliam, Sedona, AZ | September, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
Gary L Lodmell, Phoenix, AZ | January, 8, 2024
Dean C Christoffel, Tucson, AZ| January, 16, 2024
Gerald W Alston, Phoenix, AZ | January, 6, 2024 (Obituary)
John A MacKinnon, Bisbee, AZ | October, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
Reginald Harvey Dye, Glendale, AZ | September, 23, 2023 (Obituary)
Todd C Lockwood, Phoenix, AZ | December, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
Peter D Kushibab, Phoenix, AZ | December, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Ken Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ | December, 27, 2023
Michael S Rubin, Scottsdale, AZ | December, 13, 2023 (Obituary)
David W Armstrong, Niceville, FL | August, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
Sandra Day O'Connor, Washington, DC | December, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
Vincent R Lopez, Phoenix, AZ | February, 27, 2023 
James G Bond, Dewey, AZ | August, 31, 2023
Michael L Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ | October, 28, 2023
Les A Boegemann, Benson, AZ | September, 7, 2023
Jill Kappus Shaw, Tucson, AZ | April, 5, 2023
Robert E Vickery, Tempe, AZ | November, 18, 2023 (Obituary)
Eddie G Distel, Tucson, AZ | October, 13, 2023
Kenneth C Spafford, Knoxville, TN | August, 23, 2023
James Paul Acosta, Plano, TX | June, 6, 2023
Craig J Bolton, Phoenix, AZ | April, 1, 2023
Walter V McLaughlin, Monroe, WA | August, 25, 2023 (Obituary)
Michael F Ziegler, Phoenix, AZ | July 23, 2023 (Obituary)
Morton Sitver, Phoenix, AZ | November 9, 2023 (Obituary)
John Salinas Lopez, Charlotte, NC | November 19, 2019
Jesse W Sears, Chandler, AZ | September 28, 2023
Jeffrey A Goldberg, Kingman, AZ | March 24, 2023 (Obituary)
Marc R Grant, Phoenix, AZ | November, 27, 2004 
Darcy R Renfro, Phoenix, AZ | September, 4, 2023 (Obituary)
Morton L Caplan, Gulfport, MS | November, 30, 2021
Robert J Hackett, Phoenix, AZ | October, 19, 2023
Charles Anthony Shaw, Prescott, AZ | December 1, 2021 (Obituary)
Timothy G O'Neil, Denver, CO | December 19, 2022 (Obituary)
Richard J Woods, Phoenix, AZ | September 24, 2023 (Obituary)
George A Dunscomb, Tucson, AZ | September 2, 2023 (Obituary)
Eugene H Hays, Tucson, AZ | September 18, 2023 (Obituary)
Kathleen A McCarthy, Tucson, AZ | September 18, 2023
Wayne Howell, Surprise, AZ | August 4, 2023
George M Rushforth, Phoenix, AZ | September 7, 2023 (Obituary)
Cynthia J Haglin, Tempe, AZ | August 31, 2023
Jack Redhair, Tucson, AZ | August 12,2023 (Obituary)
Kenna L Finch, Phoenix, AZ | August 10, 2023 (Obituary)
Samuel L Costanzo, Phoenix, AZ | June 8, 2023
Robert T Anderson, Chandler, AZ | August 18, 2023 (Obituary)
Patricia Anania Probst, Phoenix, AZ | July 15, 2023 (Obituary)
Robert Ben Lundholm, Omaha, NE | January 22, 2023
Julius F Harms, Surprise AZ, | May 23, 2023
Gregory D Green, HolBrook, AZ | March 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Shirley H Frondorf, Phoenix, AZ | June 12, 2023 (Obituary)
Michael D Kimerer, Scottsdale, AZ | June 15, 2023 (Obituary)
Barbara C Cerepanya, Phoenix, AZ | July 6, 2023 (Obituary)
Bruce P Jones, Glendale, AZ | July 12, 2022 (Obituary)
Ian Neale, Phoenix, AZ | August 3, 2023
Eldon L Husted, Mesa, AZ | July 15, 2023 (Obituary)
Philip M Duda, Phoenix, AZ | July 24, 2023 (Obituary)
David S Hoffman, Tucson, AZ | August 3, 2023 (Obituary)
Gary F Witting, Scottsdale, AZ | July 19, 2023 (Obituary)
Thomas D. Lawless, Pinetop, AZ | May 12, 2023 (Obituary)
Gregg E. Herman, Bingham Farms, MI | May 5, 2023  
Philip Fahringer, Tucson, AZ | April 29, 2023 
J. Emery Barker, Tucson, AZ | April 17, 2023 (Obituary)
William T. Moroney, Phoenix, AZ | April 14, 2023 (Obituary)
Stephen C. Grout, Phoenix, AZ | April 12, 2023 (Obituary)
Paul J. Crum, Phoenix, AZ | April 9, 2023 
Joan S. Caplan, Gulfport, MS | July 23, 2022 (Obituary)
Bette O. Adelman, Scottsdale, AZ | November 19, 2022 (Obituary)
Peter Van Haren, Prescott, AZ | April 6, 2023 (Obituary)
Israel S. Hernandez, Casa Grande, AZ | April 2, 2023 (Obituary)
Edward B. Berger, Tucson, AZ | March 27, 2023 (Obituary)
Hugo F. Zettler, Tempe, AZ | March 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Stephen C. Bergsten, Mesa, AZ | March 16, 2023 
Dona A. Nutini, Scottsdale, AZ | March 14, 2023 (Obituary)
James W. Hill, Phoenix, AZ | June 17, 2021 (Obituary)