In Memoriam — November 2019

The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in November 2019 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.

• John Bevil, 73, of New Braunfels, died November 14, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• James L. Bradley, 85, of Groesbeck, died November 4, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• Jesse J. Brady Jr., 93, of North Haven, Connecticut, died May 12, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1949.
• Bobby Driver Burnett Jr., 74, of Munday, died November 14, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Jesse Carrillo, 72, of Austin, died October 12, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Harold Alfred Chasen, 90, of Houston, died October 16, 2019. He received his law degree from Boston University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• Don W. Clements, 83, of Brownwood, died October 24, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Jefferson G. Copeland, 71, of Houston, died October 27, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Marilyn Eldridge, 81, of San Antonio, died October 22, 2019. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Benjamin A. Endlich, 82, of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, died October 14, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Robert A. Fanning, 87, of Dallas, died November 2, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• L.J. Gist, 78, of Beaumont, died October 19, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Timoteo F. Gonzalez, 68, of Dallas, died October 25, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• John Gray, 67, of Katy, died November 3, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008.
• Henry Charles Griego, 82, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, died October 23, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Charles K. Harrell, 67, of San Antonio, died November 7, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• James Johnson, 86, of San Angelo, died November 4, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Lavon L. Jones, 84, of Nacogdoches, died October 19, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Angelle Kergosien, 55, of Houston, died September 25, 2019. She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2002.
• Jay Kline Jr., 56, of Addison, died November 21, 2018. He received his law degree from Tulane Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• Alfred Leal, 75, of Houston, died October 31, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• Jack Keith Leeka, 83, of Houston, died November 7, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• John Andrew Martin, 81, of Dallas, died October 29, 2019. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1965.
• Alfonse Benito Mendez, 67, of Rockwall, died September 3, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Marchris Glen Robinson, 53, of Houston, died March 12, 2018. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Rufus S. Scott, 75, of Houston, died October 30, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969.
• Frank V. Smith III, 71, of La Quinta, California, died August 23, 2019. He received his law degree from Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Robert Leo Taus, 79, of Henderson, Nevada, died August 4, 2018. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1998.
• Bradley S. Underwood, 65, of Lubbock, died October 13, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• J. Michael Weston, 69, of Dallas, died October 25, 2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.

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