In Memoriam

The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in September of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.

• Ralph Balasco, 99, of Houston, died June 23, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1947.
• Justin Cunningham, 39, of Odessa, died September 10, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2006.
• Frederick Dalley, 69, of Houston, died August 15, 2018. He received his law degree from Widener University Delaware Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
• Robert Dawson, 81, of Midland, died August 24, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Hobert Douglas Jr., 71, of Fort Worth, died August 20, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1985.
• Lawrence Durnford, 65, of El Paso, died March 7, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Charlotte A. Harris, 67, of Lubbock, died August 23, 2018. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• Sam Z. Haviland, 59, of Seattle, died May 29, 2018. He received his law degree from Northwestern School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• Joan Hayes, 75, of Richardson, died August 25, 2016. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1998.
• Walter L. Jefferson, 85, of Houston, died September 1, 2018. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Stephanie Kan, 29, of San Gabriel, California, died April 1, 2018. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2016.
• Rebecca R. Kieschnick, 72, of Sinton, died August 22, 2018. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• George P. Kirkpatrick Jr., 83, of Silsbee, died December 20, 2017. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Margaret Ann Lake, 73, of Dallas, died September 5, 2018. She received her law degree from Nova Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993.
• David Wayne Lamb, 57, of Clemson, South Carolina, died March 10, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
• Andrew Lasky, 37, of Houston, died August 25, 2018. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2009.
• Henry Lewis, 54, of Addison, died August 23, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2002.
• John Stuart Lilly, 62, of Austin, died September 7, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990.
• Warren Case Lyon, 85, of Dallas, died July 27, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Larry Wayne McEachern, 65, of Plainview, died June 30, 2018. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• Harold Dixon Montague, 66, of Houston, died August 19, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• John Onion Jr., 93, of Austin, died September 2, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950.
• Lee Roger Ratliff, 76, of Silsbee, died April 15, 2016. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• John L. Roach, 90, of Dallas, died September 12, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1951.
• Karla J. Rogers, 64, of Vidor, died September 8, 2018. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• Jack M. Sanders Jr., 65, of Woodlawn, died August 22, 2018. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Beverly B. Skelton, 91, of Dallas, died August 9, 2018. She received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Wayne S. Smith, 72, of Magnolia, died September 5, 2017. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• William M. Thacker Jr., 94, of Wichita Falls, died September 25, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1949.
• Alda Trevino, 43, of Robstown, died March 25, 2018. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2003.
• Carolyn E. Walker, 67, of San Antonio, died August 10, 2018. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• Ray Weed, 84, of San Antonio, died August 31, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Forrest Dean White, 71, of Canton, died August 27, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Donald L. Young, 79, of Pearland, died August 6, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1989.

If you wish to have a memorial published for a loved one, please visit www.texasbar.com/memorials. If you have any question, please don’t hesitate to contact the Texas Bar Journal at (512) 427-1701 or toll-free at (800) 204-2222, ext. 1701.