The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in November and December 2020 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.
• Wade O. Allison, 38, of Austin, died September 10, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2014.
• James H. Arnold Jr., 72, of Austin, died November 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1973.
• C. Damon Ball, 89, of San Antonio, died October 26, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Monty C. Barber, 89, of Dallas, died November 17, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1955.
• Frank E. Barker, 82, of Corpus Christi, died November 19, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Cecil R. Biggers, 74, of Spearman, died October 25, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974.
• Marion J. Borchers, 87, of New Braunfels, died November 17, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1962.
• Royal H. Brin Jr., 101, of Dallas, died November 6, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1941.
• Maryann Sarris Brousseau, 60, of Dallas, died October 24, 2020. She received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• Richard Bruse, 69, of Fort Worth, died November 13, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976.
• Robert J. Cowan, 92, of Midland, died November 19, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1953.
• Roger L. Copple, 85, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, died June 13, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1959.
• Ira L. Davis, 74, of Austin, died December 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984.
• Thomas Largent Davis, 62, of Richardson, died October 22, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Howard Adam Denemark, 61, of Dallas, died August 1, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2003.
• Harish C. Dhingra, 77, of Friendswood, died February 25, 2020. He received his law degree from New England Law | Boston and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• Joseph Dorsey, 78, of Corpus Christi, died August 27, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Stephen Drinnon, 60, of Dallas, died August 30, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992.
• Stephen E. Eisenstein, 79, of Houston, died June 30, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993.
• Christopher L. Elliott, 58, of Austin, died September 17, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990.
• Walter D. Ellis, 78, of League City, died June 26, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.
• Carl L. Estes II, 84, of Houston, died November 28, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1960.
• Gregory Evans Jr., 47, of Marietta, Georgia, died September 22, 2020. He received his law degree from Cornell Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2001.
• Georgette Frances Garcia, 50, of El Paso, died November 15, 2020. She received her law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2001.
• Glen Samuel Girgus, 59, of Kyle, died July 31, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• Victor Gonzalez Jr., 67, of Seaside, Oregon, died September 19, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993.
• Kenneth E. Goode, 62, of Midland, died May 10, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• David N. Gray, 81, of Bellaire, died August 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• Barry Keith Green, 64, of Cedar Park, died July 17, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1981.
• Jeffrey Hamilton, 50, of Dallas, died October 5, 2020. He received his law degree from Emory University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995.
• Kimberly C. Hampton, 66, of Dallas, died October 4, 2020. She received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979.
• Patricia Ann Houseman, 75, died June 12, 2020. She received her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• Alvin King James, 91, of Sugar Land, died September 17, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• John Kain, 89, of Sugar Land, died November 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• William S. Lee, 68, of Coppell, died November 10, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978.
• Charles W. Lyman, 75, of Houston, died November 17, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• John Ronald MacLean, 82, of Fort Worth, died November 8, 2020. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Kenneth G. Mahaffey, 60, died June 7, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986.
• Kelly D. McGehee, 77, of Dallas, died November 28, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969.
• Stan L. McLelland, 75, of Burnet, died November 12, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970.
• Charles David Mee, 52, of Rockwall, died September 25, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1998.
• Troy Lonnie Meinke, 53, of Schertz, died November 4, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000.
• Renee Marie Melancon, 49, of Plano, died November 4, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2002.
• Charles Milor II, 68, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, died November 8, 2020. He received his law degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993.
• David G. Moore, 67, of Denton, died November 15, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1989.
• Harold E. Moore, 92, of Arlington, died November 4, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• Robert Nicholas Jr., 77, of Houston, died January 5, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966.
• Susan J. Oliver, 56, of Beaumont, died August 17, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1989.
• Debra L. Parker, 66, of San Antonio, died September 19, 2020. She received her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1995.
• Doyle Emmett Perkinson, 86, of Houston, died November 13, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Jan M. Ramsay, 60, of Wimberley, died November 11, 2020. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1985.
• Rayford Allen Ratliff, 80, of Dumas, died November 26, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Tom Reavley, 99, of Houston, died December 1, 2020. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1948.
•Camille Reed, 52, of Snyder, died November 13, 2020. She received her law degree from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008.
• Ruben Gonzales Reyes, 55, of Lubbock, died December 12, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1990.
• Teresa Marie Robbins, 61, of Dallas, died August 21, 2020. She received her law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2000.
• Vincent Rodriguez, 75, of La Porte, died October 9, 2020. He received his law degree from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.
• John Nicholas Schwartz, 50, of Dallas, died November 15, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1996.
• Harry Reed Shawver Jr., 86, of Dallas, died December 1, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958.
• Kent W. Shriver, 57, of Spring, died August 19, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988.
• George Slover Jr., 93, of Dallas, died October 31, 2020. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950.
• Edward R. Smith, 87, of Lubbock, died August 12, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1957.
• Kelvin Smith, 40, of Houston, died July 3, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2012.
• William Sparks, 64, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died August 26, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2008.
• Zollie Steakley, 44, of Woodway, died November 5, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2001.
• Rodolfo Tamez, 72, of Corpus Christi, died April 30, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
• Lawrence D. Thompson, 80, of Cypress, died September 2, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1964.
• Rice Matthews Tilley Jr., 84, of Fort Worth, died October 28, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1961.
• Richard E. Tulk, 77, of Austin, died November 23, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• Lee R. Unterborn, 67, of Lisle, Illinois, died May 4, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.
• Robert B. Vlach, 79, of Dallas, died October 20, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• Martin Alden Weeks, 65, of Norman, Oklahoma, died March 24, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1993.
• Erik Williams, 46, of Cedar Park, died June 22, 2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2013.
• Eldon Lee Youngblood, 80, of Dallas, died October 31, 2020. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967.
• Ruben Yzaguirre Jr., 77, of Houston, died February 14, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980.
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