IN MEMORIAM Edwin Boyd Alderson, Jr., died October 5, 2017, at the age of 77. He attended The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy in 1962. He did a year of post-graduate study in Philosophy at the University of Georgia. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arkansas and returned to El Dorado as an attorney with Crumpler, O’Connor, Wynne and Mays, and later with Murphy Oil Corporation. In addition to his varied business interests, he was first elected as the Union County Municipal Judge in 1972 and served in that capacity for 20 years. He is a lifetime member of the Arkansas District Judges Council. He served two six-year terms on the Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners. Judge Alderson has served on the Arkansas Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee since its inception in 1992 and served as its Chairman until his death. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. David Francis Butler, Jr., of Magnolia died August 13, 2017, at the age of 62. He graduated from Southern State College in 1977 and was a 1980 graduate from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He practiced law for more than 35 years in Oklahoma and Arkansas and was elected in 2014 as Prosecuting Attorney of the Natural State’s 13th Judicial District. David worked as a prosecuting attorney for nearly 25 years. He was a vital part of the Arkansas judicial system and the local law enforcement community. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. Edward Grauman of Helena died September 16, 2017, at the age of 86. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mississippi in 1954. In 1957, he received his JD degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law. Ed returned to Helena where he practiced law and joined his father in the Grauman Cotton Company. In 1973, Governor Dale Bumpers appointed Ed as Municipal (now called District) Judge of 54
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Helena. Subsequently elected to the position, Judge Grauman served for 18 years and was active in the Arkansas District Judges Council and the Arkansas Bar Association. Herman L. Hamilton, Jr., of Hamburg died October 6, 2017, at the age of 83. Mr. Hamilton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1955. He then attended the University of Arkansas School of Law, and graduated in the spring of 1957. He was a published author of the Arkansas Law Review, and had the distinction of passing the Arkansas Bar Examination before he graduated law school. Upon graduation, he moved to Hamburg, where he joined William S. Arnold in the practice of law. That law firm grew exponentially into the venerable law firm of Arnold, Hamilton and Streetman, adding Thomas S. Streetman in 1964, William S. Meeks in 1980, and his son, James A. Hamilton, in 1989. In 1998, he and his son formed the law firm of Hamilton and Hamilton and continued their record of service. They added a partner, Timothy R. Leonard, in 2006 and their law firm is now Hamilton, Hamilton and Leonard, PLLC. He held the office of Hamburg Municipal Judge from 1962 until 1982. He was a member of the Arkansas Board of Law Examiners from 1966 until 1971, where he served as Chairman from 1969 until 1970. He served as president of the Arkansas Bar Foundation from 1981 until 1982. He was instrumental in the creation of the IOLTA program in Arkansas, and served as the President of the Arkansas IOLTA Foundation, Inc. from 1985 until 1986. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association for 60 years, and was a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estates Counsel for over 30 years. Albert Rowell Hanna of El Dorado died July 22, 2017, at the age of 74. Albert graduated from Hendrix College in 1965 and received a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Arkansas School Of Law. Albert also received a degree in Spanish from South Arkansas University. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association and the Union
County Bar Association. He is a former Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Union County. Theodore Charles Lamb of Little Rock died August 8, 2017, at the age of 65. Ted attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and graduated in 1974 with a BS in Biology and graduated from UALR Law School in 1983. He practiced civil law as a young attorney working at his own private practice. Ted eventually specialized in employment law while working for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He began his work with the EEOC in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1997 as an attorney. In 1999, Ted transferred to the Little Rock branch where he worked as a mediator, administrative judge, and eventually the ADR coordinator for the Memphis district. Ted had a great passion for the law, and he believed in equal rights and opportunities for all people. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar Association. Lynne Trulock Ravellette of Little Rock died August 17, 2017, at the age of 64. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor of arts degree in English and from the University of Arkansas Little Rock School of Law in 1993. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert Dudley. Upon his retirement Lynne went into private practice. She later retired from the U.S. Veterans Administration legal department in North Little Rock. Lynne became a member of the Arkansas Bar Association upon becoming licensed and served the association in many capacities. She was a member of the Government Practice Section and the Labor and Employment Section. Lynne also served on numerous committees including Appellate Practice, Attorney/Client Privilege, Indigent Representation, Health Law, Public Sector, Law School committees, and Young Lawyers Section Executive Council. William Joel Rinke of Little Rock died October 26, 2017, at the age of 64. He was a retired attorney for the Arkansas Board of Review and a member of the Arkansas Bar Association.