The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in October 2020 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.
• Frank Joseph Battaglia, 68, of Houston, died March 27, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000.
• Eric R. Borsheim, 72, of Cedar Creek, died September 8, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• David Scott Brasington, 64, of Dickinson, died August 10, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1997.
• Danette Broome, 51, of Trophy Club, died June 29, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1994.
• Joseph G. Carinhas, 83, of San Antonio, died June 12, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• John W. Cliff Jr., 71, of Odessa, died July 10, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Robert P. Clines, 85, of Frisco, died November 5, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• William L. Cotulla, 84, of Cotulla, died October 19, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Max Crittenden, 93, of Abilene, died May 9, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990.
• Raymond A. Deison Jr., 89, of Conroe, died October 13, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Richard Farrow, 66, of Gilmer, died September 25, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979.
• John Fason, 57, of Houston, died September 11, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• R.O. Faulk, 68, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, died August 2, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• Richard Bruce Goodner, 74, of Colleyville, died October 3, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Jess Hall Jr., 83, of Fulshear, died August 9, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Thomas Robert Harper, 77, of Dallas, died January 8, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• William Gibbs Harris, 64, of Houston, died September 9, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Cameron Hightower, 82, 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.
• Michael Hinton, 79, of Houston, died October 1, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Jesse Holloway Jr., 79, of Frisco, died September 12, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Clifton Lee Holmes, 81, of Diana, died October 16, 2020. He received his law degree from George Washington University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Karen L. Howick, 74, of Saint Clair, Michigan, died March 9, 2020. She received her law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990.
• Larry W. Jones, 74, of Mineola, died September 3, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Paul Loman, 90, of Katy, died September 11, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1965.
• Enrique Maciel-Matos, 40, of McAllen, died September 23, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2009.
• Jack Donald McGuff III, 62, of Pearland, died May 15, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Rogelio F. Munoz, 71, of Uvalde, died September 30, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Hugh Parmer, 80, of Fort Worth, died May 27, 2020. He received his law degree from Yale Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• David W. Rhodes, 72, of Houston, died January 7, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Ricardo Rodriguez, 68, of Laredo, died September 11, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1985.
• Thomas Root, 72, of San Leon, died July 13, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• Donald W. Rupert, 73, of Evanston, Illinois, died July 19, 2020. He received his law degree from Washburn University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• John Michael Sanders, 76, of Lakeway, died September 10, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• Jon L. Sandler, 69, of Columbia, Maryland, died June 12, 2020. He received his law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• James M. Simmonds III, 82, of Rockwall, died September 5, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Larry Francis Smith, 70, of Appomattox, Virginia, died August 12, 2020. He received his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995.
• Arthur Stamm Jr., 91, of Boerne, died August 30, 2020. He received his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• Robert C. Stokes, 78, of Houston, died October 8, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Leonard B. Tatar, 84, of Denver, Colorado, died October 14, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Kerith Risa Timmons, 45, of Fort Davis, died August 2, 2020. She received her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2001.
• Thomas Gerald Treece, 75, of Houston, died July 13, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Benjamin B. Turner Jr., 86, of Houston, died October 16, 2020. He received his law degree from of the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Edward J. Vandermark, 81, of Montgomery, died July 24, 2020. He received his law degree from Creighton University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• David Rodriguez Weiner, 66, of Dallas, died September 26, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas bar in 1979.
• Norman A. Zable, 86, of Dallas, died September 25, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
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