In Memoriam
The State Bar of Arizona's In Memoriam page provides members with information regarding the deaths of fellow lawyers.
Death notices (name, city, date of death) are posted as they are made available and will remain on the site for 12 months.
When available, links to full obituaries are also provided. Click on Obituary to access this information. Please note that over time some links may have been deactivated. Also, some links may require readers to scroll through complete listings to access information regarding the lawyers denoted below.
Deceased Members
Norman S. Fenton, Tucson, AZ | January 5, 2022 (Obituary)
Paul G. Rees, Tucson, AZ | December 23, 2021 (Obituary)
Andrew R Alex, Phoenix, AZ | December 22, 2021
Cheryl A. Ikegami, Phoenix, AZ | December 20, 2021
Richard G. Zielinski, Phoenix, AZ | December 12, 2021
Eric Devany, Phoenix, AZ | December 9, 2021
Carol L. Childress, Peoria, AZ | December 8, 2021
Robert M. Handy, Scottsdale, AZ | December 5, 2021 (Obituary)
Daniel L. Broadbent, Mesa, AZ | December 4, 2021 (Obituary)
Stuart Herzog, Tucson, AZ | December 4, 2021 (Obituary)
William C. Scott, Dragoon, AZ | November 30, 2021
Michael O. Wilkinson, Phoenix, AZ | November 30, 2021 (Obituary)
Calvin L. Raup, Phoenix, AZ | November 26, 2021 (Obituary)
Robert J. Cruse, Peoria, AZ | November 16, 2021 (Obituary)
Sid A. Horwitz, Scottsdale, AZ | November 8, 2021 (Obituary)
Alissa M. Pazmino, Scottsdale, AZ | November 8, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael A. Berch, Tempe, AZ | November 6, 2021 (Obituary)
David H. Carmichael, Scottsdale, AZ | October 24, 2021
J. Grant Woods, Phoenix, AZ | October 23, 2021 (Obituary)
Daniel F. Gruender, Phoenix, AZ | October 16, 2021 (Obituary)
Anthony D. Mitten, Phoenix, AZ | October 14, 2021 (Obituary)
Howard Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ | October 12, 2021 (Obituary)
Joseph E. McGarry, Cottonwood, AZ | October 8, 2021 (Obituary)
James N. Hankey, Phoenix, AZ | October 4, 2021
Christopher L. Straub, Tucson, AZ | September 29, 2021(Obituary)
Judy M. Miller, Phoenix, AZ | September 28, 2021 (Obituary)
William F. McDonald, Green Valley, AZ | September 28, 2021 (Obituary)
Leo Shishmanian, Maricopa, AZ, September 26, 2021
Benjamin E. Hiser, Piqua, OH | September 23, 2021(Obituary)
Myron L. Scott, Tempe, AZ | September 19, 2021
Rodolfo Rudy Valenzuela, Tucson, AZ | September 19, 2021(Obituary)
Mandel E. Himelstein, Coronado, CA | September 17, 2021 (Obituary)
Guy M. Buckley, Mesa, AZ | September 10, 2021(Obituary)
Robert S. Lynch, Phoenix, AZ | August 29, 2021 (Obituary)
Denise A. Scammon, Scottsdale AZ | August 27, 2021 (Obituary)
Paul D. Levie, Chino Valley, AZ | August 25, 2021 (Obituary)
Timothy G. Kasparek, Goodyear, AZ | August 24, 2021(Obituary)
Eleanor M. ter Horst, Easley, S.C. | August 20, 2021 (Obituary)
Robert E. Updike, Moreno Valley, CA | August 20, 2021 (Obituary)
Christine A. Wigton-Klee, Phoenix, AZ | August 18, 2021 (Obituary)
Larry L. Debus, Phoenix, AZ | August 15, 2021 (Obituary)
James T. Myres, Phoenix, AZ | August 14, 2021 (Obituary)
Charles M. Brewer, Phoenix, AZ | August 13, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael J. Valder, Phoenix, AZ | August 12, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael S. Darflinger, Sun Lakes, AZ | August 9, 2021 (Obituary)
Ralph W. Pepino, Flagstaff, AZ | August 8, 2021
Sean Patrick Thomas, Oceanside, CA | August 5, 2021
Louis A. (Bud) Moore, Sun City, AZ | August 4, 2021
Ann M. Seward, Lake Saint Louis, MO | August 3, 2021
Amy Wilemon, Phoenix, AZ | July 29, 2021 (Obituary)
Thaddeus G. Baker, Yuma, AZ | July 22, 2021 (Obituary)
Gerald T Gavin, Fountain Hills, AZ | July 12, 2021
John T. Amey, Loveland, CO | July 6, 2021 (Obituary)
Fred J. Pain, Phoenix, AZ | July 4, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael E. Hurley, Phoenix, AZ | July 2, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael S. Baker, Phoenix, AZ | June 30, 2021 (Obituary)
Kimberly A. Baxter, Tempe, AZ | June 6, 2021 (Obituary)
Robert S. Cronin, Phoenix, AZ | June 30, 2021
Theodore L. Kyle, Scottsdale, AZ | June 21, 2021
Roy A. Osborn, Phoenix, AZ | June 18, 2021 (Obituary)
James W. Hill, Phoenix, AZ | June 17, 2021 (Obituary)
Hollis G. Joslin, Laveen, AZ | June 16, 2021 (Obituary)
Les Gilbertson, Tucson, AZ | June 15, 2021 (Obituary)
Samuel Sheldon Reiter, Tucson, AZ | June 6, 2021 (Obituary)
Pamela A. Virtue, Chandler, AZ | June 2, 2021
John W. Oberg, Phoenix, AZ | May 27, 2021 (Obituary)
Paul W. Colarich, Pinetop, AZ | May 21, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael G. Helms, Queen Creek, AZ | May 20, 2021
James H. Falk, Great Falls, VA | May 12, 2021 (Obituary)
Nancy Fiora, Tucson, AZ | April 29, 2021
John E. Lindberg, Tucson, AZ | April 28, 2021 (Obituary)
Samuel H. Collins, Tucson, AZ | April 27, 2021 (Obituary)
Roger L. Duncan, Scottsdale, AZ | April 23, 2021 (Obituary)
Anderson L. Carper, Phoenix, AZ | April 19, 2021 (Obituary)
Eve Shocket, Tucson, AZ | April 15, 2021 (Obituary)
Heather M. Fox, Scottsdale, AZ | April 12, 2021 (Obituary)
Leonard Everett, Scottsdale, AZ | April 7, 2021 (Obituary)
Sam Insana, Phoenix, AZ | April 7, 2021
Paul J. Matte, Mount Vernon, WA | April 5, 2021
David C. Alexander, Fountain Hills, AZ | April 4, 2021 (Obituary)
Molly A. Booker, Phoenix, AZ | March 26, 2021
Howard R. Popper, Phoenix, AZ | March 19, 2021 (Obituary)
Peter J. DeNinno, Globe, AZ | March 17, 2021 (Obituary)
Allison J. Butterfield, Scottsdale, AZ | March 15, 2021 (Obituary)
Peter M. Donawick, Sunset Beach, NC | March 14, 2021 (Obituary)
Charles T. Stegall, Phoenix, AZ | March 13, 2021 (Obituary)
Sandor O. Shuch, Phoenix, AZ | March 10, 2021
Peter J. Crowley, Scottsdale, AZ | March 2, 2021 (Obituary)
Edwin P. Lee, Phoenix, AZ | February 27, 2021
P. Bryce Appleton, Tucson, AZ | February 20, 2021 (Obituary)
James J. Leonard, Phoenix, AZ | February 20, 2021 (Obituary)
Terrence S. Leek, Prescott, AZ | February 18, 2021 (Obituary)
George B. Silverman, Sun Lakes, AZ | February 17, 2021 (Obituary)
Daniel A. Donze, Buffalo Grove, IL | February 15, 2021
Adel Horan, Phoenix, AZ | February 12, 2021
William K. Strong, Mesa, AZ | February 10, 2021 (Obituary)
Alvin E. Larson, Phoenix, AZ | February 10, 2021 (Obituary)
Michael K. Kennedy, Phoenix, AZ | February 9, 2021 (Obituary)
Sergei N Klimow, Upland, CA | February 5, 2021
David Hadley, Glendale, AZ | February 5, 2021 (Obituary)
Cecil A. Edwards, Phoenix, AZ | February 3, 2021 (Obituary)
John Price, Tucson, AZ | January 29, 2021 (Obituary)
Randolfo V. Lopez, Phoenix, AZ | January 29. 2021 (Obituary)
George T. Cole, Phoenix, AZ | January 29, 2021
Geraldine R. Mattern, Phoenix, AZ | January 28, 2021
Gary B. Larson, Mesa, AZ | January 27, 2021
Anna M. Garriott, Alexandria, VA | January 22, 2021 (Obituary)
G. Eugene Neil, Prescott, AZ | January 20, 2021 (Obituary)
Dale A. Head, Phoenix, AZ | January 20, 2021 (Obituary)
Richard H. Walker, Scottsdale, AZ | January 19, 2021 (Obituary)
Rudolph Mariscal, Phoenix, AZ | January 18, 2021
Kathryn L. Rich, Phoenix, AZ | January 18, 2021 (Obituary)
Mark I. Harrison, Phoenix, AZ | January 11, 2021 (Obituary)
Robert L. Himmelberger, Phoenix, AZ | January 9, 2021 (Obituary)
Bryn R. Johnson, Mesa, AZ | January 9, 2021 (Obituary)
Myles C. Stewart, Tucson, AZ | January 8, 2021
Gene G. Gulinson, Scottsdale, AZ | December 25, 2020
Brigham A. Fordham, Phoenix, AZ | December 15, 2020
Robert F. Gehrke, Phoenix, AZ | December 13, 2020 (Obituary)
Daniel P. Jantsch, Sedona, AZ | December 4, 2020 (Obituary)
Frederick C. Rieck, Tucson, AZ | December 1, 2020
George Preston , Scottsdale AZ | November 26, 2020 (Obituary)
Charles G. Tatham, Phoenix, AZ | November 25, 2020 (Obituary)