In Memoriam Daniel Fenton Adams Daniel Fenton Adams of Mobile, Ala., died December 13, 2012, at the age of 90. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in 1943-1944. Following military service, he attended Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree from Dickinson School of Law in 1949. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty as a professor of law from 19491965. He served variously as an assistant, acting and interim dean and dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law School from 1965-1970 and 1977-93. He also served as a professor of law at the University of Mississippi at Oxford, Stetson University and the University of Tennessee College of Law. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Inns of Court in London, England. Stanley W. Fast Stanley W. Fast of Hot Springs Village died September 14, 2013, at the age of 90. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and served in the China-Burma-India Theater until the end of World War II. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Arkansas Law School in 1950. He worked as a claims attorney in the insurance business and retired from Silvey Insurance in 1985. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. John Neil Killough John Neil Killough of Wynne died August 6, 2013, at the age of 89. He attended Vanderbilt University one year, entered the Army in July 1943 and received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. During World War II he was sent to England as a member of an armored replacement pool, then moved to the European Theater and joined the Second Armored Division in Holland and saw action during The Battle of the Bulge. Following his discharge he attended the University of Arkansas where he received his B.A. and L.L.B. degrees. He entered into the practice of law with his Uncle Walter Killough in Wynne. He was appointed Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of Cross County in 1955. After the death of his uncle, he and Bob Ford formed the Killough and Ford Law Firm. After 50 years 46
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of practice, he semi-retired to a practice of his own. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. He was a Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation. Dr. Calvin R. Ledbetter, Jr. Dr. Calvin R. Ledbetter, Jr. (Cal Ledbetter) of Little Rock died on August 10, 2013, at the age of 84. He attended Princeton University and graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He earned his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Arkansas Law School. After briefly practicing law in Little Rock, he joined the army as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps and served in Germany for three years. After completing his military service he obtained a Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University where he taught as a graduate student. In 1960 he joined the faculty at the University of Little Rock. He served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UALR in 1978. From 1967-1976 he served in the Arkansas Legislature. He was a delegate to Democratic conventions in 1968 and 1984, and served as an election night analyst for ABC from 1964-1984. A strong believer in the need for a new state constitution for Arkansas, he served as vice-president of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention of 1978-1979. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and a Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation. He was honored with the Arkansas Bar Foundation Writing Excellence Award.
Ike Allen Laws, Jr. Ike Allen Laws, Jr., of Dardanelle, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the age of 77. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army, a Mason, and served as the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and as Special Associate Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court. He was a practicing attorney for over 50 years. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association where he served on the Legal Aid Committee, Membership Committee, House of Delegates, and Executive Council. He was a Fellow of the Arkansas Bar Foundation. He was a member of the Pope County Bar Association and the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. He was one of the first in Arkansas to be certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates, served as the Atkins City Attorney, and was a board member of Western Arkansas Legal Services for the Indigent. Donald E. Wilson Donald E. Wilson of Fayetteville died August 8, 2013, at the age of 65. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He graduated from Arkansas Tech University with highest honors with an electrical engineering degree. He also received a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. The information provided in “In Memoriam” is provided by the members’ obituaries.