In Memoriam – March 2020

The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in March 2020 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.

• Patricia B. Andrews, 89, of Arlington, died March 3, 2020. She received her law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Jerry Ed Bain, 80, of Tyler, died March 11, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Donald J. Baker, 79, of Woodway, died June 13, 2019. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• William Book III, 54, of Corpus Christi, died March 14, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Samuel Joseph Byington III, 71, of Houston, died November 25, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1999.
• John Capps, 62, of Houston, died August 20, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2006.
• W.W. Cardwell III, 72, of Austin, died November 19, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Robert Penn Fowler, 86, of Austin, died March 8, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• Tim T. Griesenbeck Jr., 68, of San Antonio, died March 19, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• Earl F. Hale Jr., 74, of Comfort, died February 27, 2020. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Alfred J. Harper II, 77, of Houston, died March 9, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Charles Hoff Jr., 86, of West Point, Virginia, died January 3, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• Chas R. Holcomb, 86, of Wimberley, died February 28, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Whayland W. Kilgore, 92, of Telferner, died March 2, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1952.
• Christopher Kling, 68, of College Station, died February 21, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• Pat Legan, 99, of San Antonio, died March 2, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1946.
• Andrew Marshall Jr., 71, of Dallas, died February 3, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1994.
• Charles Edgar Moran, 54, of Midland, died March 6, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• Richard Odell Patterson, 71, of Houston, died March 12, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Charles T. Richardson, 85, of Columbus, died February 29, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1960.
• Frank Weaver Rose Jr., 88, of San Angelo, died February 27, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1956.
• Steven Rocket Rosen, 64, of Sugar Land, died January 7, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• Leonard Rosenberg, 91, of Houston, died February 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1952.
• Karl Lee Rubinstein, 76, of Corpus Christi, died February 25, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• George P. Shelley, 91, of Austin, died March 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1954.
• Bill G. Thompson, 86, of Breckenridge, died December 24, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Bruce Wettman, 71, of Houston, died March 13, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• William K. Wilde, 85, of Houston, died April 21, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Clyde Wilson Jr., 76, of Cypress, died February 27, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.

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