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
Matthew Wildermuth, Scottsdale, AZ | September, 21, 2024 (Obituary)
Richard Rubin, Phoenix, AZ | April, 26, 2024
Michael Riikola, Phoenix, AZ | September, 1, 2024
Dale Patton, Mesa, AZ | September, 9, 2024
Witney Lynd Miller, Englewood, CO | July, 6, 2024
David W Krula, Sun Lakes, AZ | August, 24, 2024
Veronika Anne Briggs, San Ramon, CA | October, 22, 2024
Bricks P Storts III, Tucson, AZ | November, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
Harvey S Brown, Phoenix, AZ | July, 25, 2024
Kelly A K Smith, Yuma, AZ | July, 17, 2024
S Leonard Scheff, Tucson, AZ | July, 29, 2024
Earl E Berg, Glendale, AZ | September, 28, 2018 (Obituary)
David E Rogers, Phoenix, AZ | July, 27, 2024 (Obituary)
Edward W Matchett, Douglas, AZ | June, 24, 2024 (Obituary)
Kyle Delfor Mann, Phoenix, AZ | June, 18, 2024
John Douglas Wilenchik, Phoenix, AZ | July, 23, 2024 (Obituary)
Eric L Beiningen, Bullhead City, AZ | October, 25, 2023 (Obituary)
Lynn A Koller, Lakeside, AZ | July, 14, 2023
Christina Isabel Shaw, Phoenix, AZ | July, 2, 2024
Mark E Webb, Eagle, ID | April, 9, 2023
Chester B McLaughlin, Prescott, AZ | March, 30, 2024 (Obituary)
Kay Bigelow, Casa Grande, AZ | January, 25, 2024 (Obituary)
Steven B Weatherspoon, Tucson, AZ | June, 9, 2024 (Obituary)
Dean G Braslow, Scottsdale, AZ | August, 16, 2022 (Obituary)
Casceil Medlin Aronson, Phoenix, AZ | May, 31, 2024 (Obituary)
James Silhasek, Paradise Valley, AZ | June, 8, 2024 (Obituary)
David N Ramras, Santa Barbara, CA | June, 4, 2024
Gordon K Clevenger, Tucson, AZ | October, 6, 2023
Cheryl Copperstone, Troy, MT | May, 15, 2024
Robert Smith, Phoenix, AZ | May, 21, 2024
RuthAnne H Strong, Tucson, AZ | May, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Donald R House, Tempe, AZ | April, 4, 2024 (Obituary)
Kenneth B Vaughn, Scottsdale, AZ | November, 15, 2023
David W Hume, Scottsdale, AZ | March, 29, 2024
Kim C Clark, Seattle, WA | January, 5, 2024
J Michael Hennigan, Los Angeles, CA | April, 6, 2024 (Obituary)
Leroy Michael, Phoenix, AZ | May, 17, 2024
Jonathan H Schwartz, Phoenix, AZ | May, 9, 2024
Thomas B Burns, Chandler, AZ | April, 26, 2024
Eric Ollason, Tucson, AZ | April, 19, 2024
Nathan Roger Kassebaum, Phoenix, AZ | April, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
John S O'Dowd, Tucson, AZ | February, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Nicholas J Wallwork, Phoenix AZ | December, 27, 2023 (Obituary)
Gary V Scales, Phoenix, AZ | February, 25, 2024 (Obituary)
Harvey Jurkowitz, Tucson, AZ | March, 26, 2024
Nicholas A Goodman, Tucson, AZ | March, 15, 2024 (Obituary)
Joseph J Mortiz, Phoenix, AZ | October, 12, 2023
David Allegrucci, Buckeye, AZ | February 26, 2024 (Obituary)
Patrick C Doody, Chicago, IL | February, 20, 2024 (Obituary)
Tom Collins, Sierra Vista, AZ | March, 5, 2024
Robert E Ciancola, Scottsdale, AZ | April, 3, 2024
Stephen Paul Barnard, Tucson, AZ | March, 22, 2024 (Obituary)
Morris A Kaplan, Phoenix, AZ | January, 19, 2023
Joseph H Roediger, Phoenix, AZ | March, 2, 2024 (Obituary)
J Michael Bewley, San Jose, CA | February, 7, 2023
Richard A Johnson, Mesa, AZ | March, 10, 2024
Thomas R Puklin, Apache Junction, AZ | February, 22, 2024
Richard E Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
Ervin F Johnston, El Cajon, CA | March, 7, 2024
Michael J Skousen, Mesa, AZ | March, 7, 2024
John C Voorn, New Lenox, IL | February, 4, 2024 (Obituary)
John T Hestand, Gilbert, AZ | January, 31, 2024
Charles E Foster, Pacific Palisades, CA | March, 10,2020
John K Mangum, Phoenix, AZ | February, 26, 2024 (Obituary)
David E Wattel, Chandler, AZ | February, 13, 2024 (Obituary)
Sharon Kahn, Austin, TX | January, 21, 2024
Sylvia R Lafferty, Tucson, AZ | February, 13, 2024
Gregory E Williams, Tempe, AZ | January, 11, 2024
Alan Robert Taradash, Albuquerque, NM | August, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
Kellie Lynn Carden, Oro Valley, AZ | May, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Brice Edward Buehler, Phoenix, AZ | January, 5, 2024 (Obituary)
Edward P McNeff, Pinetop, AZ | October, 11, 2023 (Obituary)
Armistead Williams Gilliam, Sedona, AZ | September, 22, 2023 (Obituary)
Gary L Lodmell, Phoenix, AZ | January, 8, 2024
Dean C Christoffel, Tucson, AZ| January, 16, 2024
Gerald W Alston, Phoenix, AZ | January, 6, 2024 (Obituary)
John A MacKinnon, Bisbee, AZ | October, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
Reginald Harvey Dye, Glendale, AZ | September, 23, 2023 (Obituary)
Todd C Lockwood, Phoenix, AZ | December, 26, 2023 (Obituary)
Peter D Kushibab, Phoenix, AZ | December, 21, 2023 (Obituary)
Ken Bowman, Oro Valley, AZ | December, 27, 2023
Michael S Rubin, Scottsdale, AZ | December, 13, 2023 (Obituary)
David W Armstrong, Niceville, FL | August, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
Sandra Day O'Connor, Washington, DC | December, 1, 2023 (Obituary)
Vincent R Lopez, Phoenix, AZ | February, 27, 2023
James G Bond, Dewey, AZ | August, 31, 2023
Michael L Schwartz, Scottsdale, AZ | October, 28, 2023
Les A Boegemann, Benson, AZ | September, 7, 2023
Jill Kappus Shaw, Tucson, AZ | April, 5, 2023
Robert E Vickery, Tempe, AZ | November, 18, 2023 (Obituary)
Eddie G Distel, Tucson, AZ | October, 13, 2023
Kenneth C Spafford, Knoxville, TN | August, 23, 2023
James Paul Acosta, Plano, TX | June, 6, 2023
Craig J Bolton, Phoenix, AZ | April, 1, 2023
Walter V McLaughlin, Monroe, WA | August, 25, 2023 (Obituary)
Michael F Ziegler, Phoenix, AZ | July 23, 2023 (Obituary)
Morton Sitver, Phoenix, AZ | November 9, 2023 (Obituary)
James W. Hill, Phoenix, AZ | June 17, 2021 (Obituary)