Notices 1977
1982
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Graves Class
Wing Class
Rutledge Class
Morris, The Hon. Donna T., 84, died Feb. 6, 2016. She served as Probate Court Judge in Midland, Michigan, 1979-2001. Judge Morris was a member of the board of directors and secretary of the board for WMU-Cooley Law School, 1982-2004. In 1981, she was appointed to sit on the first Judicial Council of Michigan, and also served as chair of the Probate Judges’ mental health committee. In 1982, she was appointed to the faculty of the Michigan Judicial Institute to teach juvenile case workers at their annual training seminars. She was a member of the faculty for the New Probate Judges School, 1995-2000. She was the recipient of many awards, including Outstanding Achievement Alumnae Awards from both Hillsdale College (1982) and WMU-Cooley Law School (1983).
Campbell, Jane F., of Houston, Texas, died Feb. 8, 2015.
Tolle III, Richard P., 63, of Muskegon, Michigan, died Friday, April 1, 2016. He was a member of the Muskegon real estate and legal community, and was well-known for his pro bono work assisting area veterans in need of legal advice.
1978
1991
Marston Class
Turner Class
Lukey, Nancy Lynn, 67, of Okemos, Michigan, died April 19, 2016. She operated a solo practice in Okemos, Michigan, 2005-2014. Previously she was with Cook, Goetz, Rogers & Lukey in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where she helped healthcare providers with licensing, contracting, and regulatory compliance. She formerly drafted legislation for the Michigan Legislative Service Bureau and then the Public Service Commission. She continued working on gas and electric utility matters after joining the Hill Lewis Law firm, first as an associate and then as a partner. Reid, Grace S., of Lansing, Michigan, died Aug. 14, 2015.
1989
Johnson Class Reittinger, Richard J., 52, died Dec. 30, 2015. He founded and owned Wealth Management, Inc., in Florida, and was actively involved in the practice of tax law with his brother, Robert, as managing partner of Reittinger & Associates through 2014. Previously, he practiced in the state of New York, where he was an associate attorney with Calli, Calli & Cully Law Firm of Utica, 1990-1998; an assistant district attorney in Herkimer County, 1992-2000; and a partner in Reittinger & Reittinger, LLP 1998-2004. He was also co-owner of the Mountainside Restaurant and Lodge in Eagle Bay, New York, 2000-2004. He was also a member of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity.
Elders, Telford E., of Monroe, Michigan, died Aug. 19, 2015.
2005
McAllister Class Davis, Matthew Garrett, 51, of Williamston, Michigan, died Feb. 3, 2016. He was a noted attorney specializing in civil rights, election and campaign finance law. Previously, he was a journalist with the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the Detroit Free Press. He then became the communications director for the Michigan Department of Corrections. 2012
Ellsworth Class Nichols II, Anthony “David,” died Dec. 19, 2014. He was an associate attorney with the firm of Duffield, Lovejoy, Stemple & Boggs in Huntington, West Virginia.
2000
Wallace, Beveraly Ann Hebron, 55, died Oct. 10, 2015, in Houston, Texas. She was the EEOC commissioner for the city of Jackson, Texas; a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Beta Delta Omega Chapter, a former election commissioner for Hinds County, Texas, and an officer in the Democratic Party.
Jay Class
2014
1995
Steere Class Sheikh, Khalid M., of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, died Aug. 11, 2015.
Richards, Jr., Ronald D., 43, died Nov. 28, 2015. He was a shareholder with Foster Swift Collins & Smith Attorneys. He was also an adjunct professor at WMU-Cooley for several years. He was previously a research attorney in the Pre-Hearing Division of the Michigan Court of Appeals and a judicial law clerk for Michigan Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Kelly.
Livingston Class Heiman, Justin Uri, 34, died Jan. 29, 2016. He was also a graduate of Oberlin College, where he majored in psychology and neuroscience. He worked in research for seven years at the University of Cincinnati and Vanderbilt Medical School before attending law school.
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