In Memoriam – June 2021

The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in June 2021 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.

• Robert Bennett Jr., 82, of Sugar Land, died June 21, 2021. He received his law degree from George Washington University Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1965.
• Anderson L. Carper, 63, of Durango, Colorado, died April 19, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1983.
• S.H. Cavin, 90, of Roswell, New Mexico, died January 16, 2020. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1953.
• William Delano Jr., 74, of San Antonio, died September 18, 2019. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1975.
• Cecil A. Edwards Jr., 89, of Phoenix, Arizona, died February 3, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963.
• John W. Elder, 94, of Houston, died September 16, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1987.
• Abelardo Flores, 85, of Duncanville, died May 28, 2020. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1971.
• James E. Gibson, 79, of Plano, died May 21, 2019. He received his law degree from Stetson University College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984. Gibson was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1983.
• Gregory B. Keys, 66, of Spring, died April 2, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1994.
• James Howard Koehn, 77, of Austin, died February 3, 2019. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968.
• James Wesley McDonald, 80, of Crane, died March 10, 2021. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Linda L.S. Moroney, 77, of Houston, died April 20, 2021. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1982.
• Fred V. Norris, 63, of Laredo, died June 9, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1983.
• James Parnell, 57, of Fort Worth, died April 5, 2021. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991.
• Charles R. Phillips, 87, of Houston, died December 26, 2020. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972.
• Phillip Reese Spicer Jr., 68, of San Antonio, died July 17, 2020. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1977.
• Ellen Wilson, 35, of Longview, died April 30, 2021. She received her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2010.
• Kurt A. Wimmer, 62, of Washington, D.C., died April 4, 2021. He received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988. Wimmer was admitted to practice in Kansas in 1987.

If you would like to have a memorial for a loved one published in the Texas Bar Journal, please go to texasbar.com/memorials. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Texas Bar Journal at 512-427-1701 or toll-free at 800-204-2222, ext. 1701.