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
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 M. Bush, Phoenix, AZ | February 12, 2023 (Obituary)
Laurence M. Berlin, Reserve, NM | February 11, 2023 (Obituary)
Richard D. Hannigan, Mundelein, IL | February 11, 2023 (Obituary)
Michael P. Ripp, Phoenix, AZ | February 11, 2023 (Obituary)
Nathan A. Parkey, Tucson, AZ | February 10, 2023 (Obituary)
Jeffrey J. Campbell, Phoenix, AZ | January 26, (Obituary)
Chadwick M. Cord, Scottsdale, AZ | January 24, 2023 (Obituary)
Susan L. Eazer, Prescott, AZ | January 23, 2023 (Obituary)
James R. Feltham, Phoenix, AZ | January 23, 2023 (Obituary)
Charles K. Ayers, Paradise Valley, AZ | January 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Roger W. Hall, Scottsdale, AZ | January 18, 2023 (Obituary)
Robert C. Swan, Scottsdale, AZ | January 15, 2023 (Obituary)
Robert B. Holtzman, Scottsdale, AZ| January 7, 2023
Daniel J. Dykstra, El Macero, CA | January 4, 2023 (Obituary)
Richard J. Salonick, Scottsdale, AZ | December 31, 2022
Steven C. Weinstein, Tucson, AZ | December 28, 2022 (Obituary)
James A. B. Gibson, Phoenix, AZ | December 22, 2022
C. Taylor Ashworth, Scottsdale, AZ | December 20, 2022 (Obituary)
Joe L. Heinzl, Sonoita, AZ | December 20, 2022
J. Thomas Poore, Tucson, AZ | December 15, 2022
John A Murphy, Phoenix, AZ | December 14, 2020 (Obituary)
Irwin L. Bernstein, Sun City, AZ | December 10, 2022 (Obituary)
Edwin F. Cathcart, Phoenix, AZ | December 7, 2022 (Obituary)
Joseph L. Olcavage, Scottsdale, AZ | November 22, 2022
Consuelo M. Ohanesian, Phoenix, AZ | November 21, 2022
Peter J. Novak, Phoenix, AZ | November 20, 2022
Gordon G. Waterfall, Tucson, AZ | November 19, 2022 (Obituary)
Atmore L. Baggot, Apache Junction, AZ | November 9, 2022 (Obituary)
Rebecca S. Nittle, Phoenix, AZ | November 8, 2022
Ronald W. Meyer, Phoenix, AZ | November 16, 2022 (Obituary)
Charles R. Hastings, Prescott, AZ | November 16, 2022 (Obituary)
Marla Jordan Hudgens, Phoenix, AZ | November 16, 2022 (Obituary)
Leo R. Beus, Phoenix, AZ | November 14, 2022 (Obituary)
Matthew A. Ritter MDiv, Florence, AZ | November 14, 2022
R. Michael Traynor, Chandler, AZ | November 12, 2022
Herbert W. Kalish, Phoenix, AZ | November 7, 2022 (Obituary)
T. Scott King, Scottsdale, AZ | November 4, 2022 (Obituary)
Michael L. Gallagher, Phoenix, AZ | October 26, 2022 (Obituary)
James P. Cunningham, Phoenix, AZ | October 23, 2022 (Obituary)
Robert L. Dossey, Chandler, AZ | October 14, 2022
Maureen E. Gregan, Apache Junction | October 14, 2022
Jaime B. Holguin, Tempe, AZ | October 14, 2022 (Obituary)
John F. Taylor, Snowflake, AZ | October 12, 2022 (Obituary)
Darra Lynn Rayndon, Tempe, AZ | October 12, 2022 (Obituary)
Mark L. Jackson, Alamosa, CO | October 10, 2022 9 (Obituary)
David W. Cowles, Phoenix, AZ | October 7, 2022 (Obituary)
Donald R. Wilson, Phoenix, AZ | October 6, 2022 (Obituary)
Edward Charles Henry Lewis, Tucson, AZ | October 5, 2022
Arturo I. Villarreal, Yuma, AZ | October 1, 2022 (Obituary)
Sara Lee Keller, Tucson, AZ | September 20, 2022 (Obituary)
Robert A. Rosette, Chandler, AZ | September 17, 2022 (Obituary)
Logan F. Boren, Mesa AZ | September 16, 2022 (Obituary)
Richard L. Hoffman, Mesa, AZ | September 13, 2022 (Obituary)
Ronald B. Fineberg, Mesa, AZ | September 9, 2022 (Obituary)
James L. Leather, Phoenix, AZ | September 6, 2022 (Obituary)
Mark E. Chadwick, Tucson, AZ | September 6, 2022
Ralph E. Mahowald, Phoenix, AZ | September 4, 2022 (Obituary)
Mark K. Ainley, Prescott, AZ | September 3, 2022 (Obituary)
Dale E. Marenda, Phoenix, AZ | August 30, 2022 (Obituary)
Roger T. Sharp, Scottsdale, AZ | August 24, 2022 (Obituary)
Scott S. Wakefield, Phoenix, AZ | August 20, 2022 (Obituary)
Barry J. Handler, Phoenix, AZ | August 17, 2022
Joseph J. DeFrancesco, Little Rock, AK | August 15, 2022
Carole A. Larsen, Tempe, AZ | August 15, 2022
W. Clifford Girard, Phoenix AZ | August 12, 2022 (Obituary)
Richard A. Agins, Chandler, AZ | August 11, 2022
John M. Pope, Fountain Hills, AZ | August 5, 2022 (Obituary)
Douglas G. Zimmerman, Tempe AZ | July 31, 2022 (Obituary)
Marvin A. Sondag, Tempe, AZ | July 28, 2022 (Obituary)
Roger D Weissman, Gilbert, AZ | July 27, 2022
Michael Thomas Poulton, Phoenix, AZ | July 17, 2022
Joseph B. Heilman, Surprise, AZ | July 10, 2022 (Obituary)
James M Kenaston, Silver Spring, MD July 7, 2022
Charles H Whitehill, Tucson, AZ | July 5, 2022 (Obituary)
Lawrence C. Petrowski, Phoenix, AZ |July 4, 2022
Peter G. Dunn, Peoria, AZ | July 3, 2022
David J. Wolf, Houston, TX | July 1, 2022
Joy B. Borum, Scottsdale, AZ | June 18, 2022 (Obituary)
James W. Hill, Phoenix, AZ | June 17, 2021 (Obituary)
German A. Salazar, Scottsdale, AZ | June 20, 2022 (Obituary)
Oakley J. Ray, Mesa, AZ | June 12, 2022 (Obituary)
John H. Serrano, Spring Valley, CA | June 6, 2022 (Obituary)
Douglas S. Stanley, Yuma, AZ | June 4, 2022 (Obituary)
Daniel Cracchiolo, Phoenix, AZ | June 1, 2022 (Obituary)