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In Memory of... Ted M. Riseling, Jr.
Ted M. Riseling, Jr., 80, of Tulsa, OK, passed away on December 20, 2022, from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. Ted was born on October 25, 1942, to Theodore M. and Marietta (Koogle) Riseling in Oklahoma City, OK.
Ted attended elementary school at Church of the Madalene and graduated from Cascia Hall in 1960. He attended the University of Tulsa, where he earned an undergraduate degree in finance and began a lifelong membership in Sigma Chi fraternity. A member of the Army National Guard of Oklahoma, he was Honorably Discharged in 1969. Ted’s legal education consisted of a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law and a Masters degree in tax law from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. While in St. Louis, Ted began his legal career as a trial attorney in the office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. After completing a 4-year tour of duty with the IRS, he returned to Tulsa and entered the private practice of law culminating in the formation of his own law firm in 1978. Ted was a former director of the Tulsa Estate Planning Forum and lectured extensively before the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Tulsa County Bar Association on taxation and estate planning matters. He taught classes at Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma City University, Tulsa Community College and was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Tulsa where he taught estate planning and other taxation courses for more than
35 years. Ted also spent one day per week working in the Riseling & Rhode’s office in Bartlesville.
Ted will be deeply missed by his family and by the professionals who looked upon him gratefully as their business mentor. His wisdom and knowledge influenced countless students and clients, and he left a legacy in that regard. His love of history, books, Churchill (esp. The Other Other Club), Napoleon, pheasant hunting, travel and Southwest art will forever serve as a reminder of the dad, the husband, the friend, the devoted Christian and the attorney that made up Ted Riseling.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Adrienne Reinkemeyer; and his niece, Stacy Reinkemeyer. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; daughter, Alison (Robbie) Rist; son, Jason (Kim) Riseling; granddaughter, Carrie Riseling; first wife, Dana Riseling; step-children, Shannon (Dola) Sawyer, Holly (Greg) Friedman, Ryan (Monica) Sawyer; and six step-grandchildren; brother-inlaw, Clem Reinkemeyer; niece, Celia (Dan) Bisett Jr. and their children, Daniel (Meghan) Bisett III, and Elizabeth Bisett.
A memorial service was held on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Church of the Madalene. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to John 3:16 Mission, P.O.Box 200, Tulsa, OK 74101-0200.
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