Penn Law Journal Summer 2012

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IN MEMORIAM

J. Grant McCabe III L’ 50 of Media, Pa., died on Dec. 14.

Elaine Newman Moranz GCP’70, L’80, who specialized

He was 88. Mr. McCabe practiced law at Rawle & Henderson

in commercial real estate law, died on Oct. 27. The resident of

for more than 40 years. He served as a managing partner, and

Newtown Square, Pa., was 65. Mrs. Moranz had been a partner

was chairman for 10 years. In 1979, when the firm’s fortunes

in the Philadelphia law firm of Rothschild, O’ Brien & Fran-

were declining, McCabe flew to Tokyo and persuaded a major

kel since 1987. She and her husband, Joel, along with another

client to stay with Rawle. That gave th. firm the boost it needed

partner bought and renovated the Cornerstore Bar & Grille in

to merge with Hudson, Wilf & Kronfeld under the name Rawle

Ketchum, Idaho. Built in 1884, the restaurant is on the National

& Henderson. It expanded its offerings from maritime law to

Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Morantz dealt withi the nu-

general litigation, business, and commercial cases. Mr. McCabe

merous federal preservation regulations required to complete

grew up on the Main Line in the Philadelphia area. He served

work on the building. Mrs. Moranz worked for the Philadelphia

in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, retiring

Planning Department for two years and then for the Delaware

as a lieutenant commander. Mr. McCabe put considerable en-

County Planning Department, where she was executive director

ergy into community work. He was active with the Presbyterian

from 1976 to 1977. After earning her law degree, Mrs. Morantz

Church of America and served on its law committee. He was

joined the law firm of Meltzer & Schiffrin, which later merged

also on the board of Springton Lake Village, the retirement com-

with Fox, Rothschild. An accomplished tennis player since child-

munity where he lived for eight years until his death, as well as

hood, she later took up golf. Mrs. Morantz is survived by her

a Lower Merion Township commissioner from 1966 to 1972.

husband; a brother; a sister; and eight nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his wife Alberta; stepdaughter Janice H. Murdoch; sons Joseph Grant IV, Randall, Anderson, and Franklin;

William B. Moyer L’61, who practiced criminal and civil

daughter Sheridan Vastine; stepchildren Henry Hauptfuhrer IV

law for more than 30 years as a partner at Power, Bowen and

and Linda B. Hauptfuhrer; six grandchildren; six ste-grandchil-

Valimont in Doylestown, Pa., died June 10, 2011. He was 77.

dren; and a sister.

Mr. Moyer served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, beginning in June of 1956 as an ensign and later as a lieutenant in the U.S.

Clinton Miller L’40, a former senior patent counsel for a

Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1964. During part of his time with

chemical and munitions manufacturing company named Hercu-

the Navy, he also served with the National Security Agency in

les, Inc., died June 29. He was 97. He worked for Hercules for

Washington, D.C. He later ran for the Pennsylvania State Sen-

37 years. Mr. Miller was a member and president of the Wilm-

ate and for the U.S. Congress. In the community, he served on

ington (Del.) Jaycees. He served on the vestries of St. Andrew’s

the Bucks County Government Study Commission and was a

and Trinity Episcopal churches in Wilmington. Mr. Miller was

member of the board of trustees at Bucks County Community

active in Delaware politics. In retirement he served for eight

College from 1985 to 1994, serving as chairman of the board

years on the Governor’s Council on Aging. He helped create

from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Moyer was predeceased by his wife,

and promulgate legislation benefiting the elderly and counseled

Nancy. He is survived by sons William of South Carolina, Ste-

seniors as part of the ElderInfo program. He was predeceased

phen of Newtown, Pa., and Edward of Perkasie, Pa.; daughter

by his wife Elizabeth and sister, Eloise McLaughlin. He is sur-

Eva Moyer Rohrmiller of Furlong, Pa.; two brothers; two sisters;

vived by his children and their spouses, Dr. Clinton F. and Laurel

11 grandchildren; and Sandy Teal Trainer, with whom he had a

Miller of Portsmouth, NH and Penelope E. Miller and Victor

committed relationship for eight years.

Sitty of Mystic, Conn. He is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Adele E. Wick, of Greenland, NH and four grandchildren.

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