The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in October 2019 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.
• Kenneth W. Anderson Jr., 59, of San Antonio, died October 5, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
• Reyburn U. Anderson, 84, of McKinney, died October 3, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• James H. Bell, 92, of Huffman, died July 26, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951.
• Robert S. Bickerstaff Jr., 73, of Austin, died October 4, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• John H. Boswell, 87, of Houston, died October 14, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• W. Robert Brown, 89, of Houston, died October 4, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• William W. Carter, 88, of Palmetto Bay, Florida, died February 23, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• John T. Chidgey, 72, of Cleburne, died September 12, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Dan Duncan Davison, 60, of Dallas, died October 11, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• Barbara E. Donley, 69, of South Lyon, Michigan, died September 29, 2019. She received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• Philip Durst, 62, of Austin, died October 1, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Phillip Godwin, 83, of Odessa, died October 8, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Kate Guinn Gonzalez, 75, of San Antonio, died October 6, 2019. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Joseph Thomas Green, 77, of Plano, died June 11, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Jerry Walter Gunn, 80, of Houston, died September 26, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Richard Haan, 41, of Dallas, died September 14, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2006.
• Robert O. Harris III, 76, of Killeen, died September 26, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• John W. Hicks Jr., 85, of Hideaway, died June 12, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Arthur R. Howard, 86, of Lubbock, died September 12, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• John Orville Jones, 82, of Houston, died August 6, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995.
• Stephen Kaiser, 64, of San Antonio, died October 3, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Charles E. Knapp, 80, of Kingwood, died October 2, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1994.
• Kenneth Bell Levi, 77, of Houston, died September 28, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• James Magers, 56, of Methuen, Massachusetts, died February 27, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996.
• Lloyd C. Martin, 87, of Huntsville, died September 24, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Andrew Martin Miller, 66, of Keller, died September 27, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• Ricky Moore, 59, of San Antonio, died October 5, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2003.
• Enrique Moreno, 63, of El Paso, died October 10, 2019. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• James E. Morrow III, 83, of Ponte Verda, Florida, died August 15, 2018. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Loren Richard Nauss, 65, of Conroe, died September 27, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Robert Pfeffer, 52, of Dallas, died February 3, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008.
• Marvin Poole, 56, of Fort Worth, died April 12, 2017. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008.
• James Robertson, 76, of Houston, died September 30, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• J.W. Thomas Jr., 93, of Belton, died October 13, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950.
• Curry H. Vogelsang, 81, of Sherman, died September 16, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Lawrence Wright, 62, of Dallas, died October 19, 2019. He received his law degree from Creighton University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
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