In Memoriam, Jan. - Feb. 2022
Vol. 78, No. 1 / Jan. - Feb. 2022
The Journal of The Missouri Bar publishes items in the "In Memoriam" section as they are received. To honor the lives and achievements of deceased members, The Missouri Bar solicits additional information about these men and women from family members or printed obituaries. When that information is not provided or is otherwise unavailable, the Journal will print only the deceased’s name, city of residence, and date of death.
Hon. Fred Daniel Bollow, age 84, of Shelbina, on Nov. 18, 2021. Bollow served as a prosecuting attorney and associate circuit court judge. He graduated from the University of Missouri and joined The Missouri Bar in 1961.
Hon. Charles Curry, age 75, of Grandview, on Nov. 27, 2020. Curry owned a private practice in Grandview and served as chief judge for Belton. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and joined The Missouri Bar in 1975. Curry served in the U.S. Navy.
Stephanie M. Galetti, age 43, of O’Fallon, IL, on Feb. 12, 2021. Galetti was a lawyer at the Law Offices of Gunty & McCarthy. She graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 2007.
Bernard C. Huger, age 76, of St. Louis, on July 18, 2021. Huger practiced law for more than 50 years at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1970.
Mark C. Johnson, age 71, of Colleyville, TX, on Oct. 14, 2021. Johnson worked as a lawyer at Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and American Airlines before founding ERISA Benefits Consulting Inc. He graduated from the University of Houston School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1988.
Brandon Dwight Kerns, age 27, of Kansas City, on Sept. 15, 2021. Kerns served as an assistant Missouri attorney general in the litigation division. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 2020.
Paul William Kopsky Sr., age 82, of Glencoe, on May 6, 2021. Kopsky practiced law for 55 years, with the majority of them in Chesterfield. He graduated from Washington University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1963. Kopsky served in the U.S. Army.
Jack Everett Koslow, age 90, of Minneapolis, MN, on Nov. 11, 2021. Koslow practiced law in St. Louis and served as the city magistrate judge in Creve Coeur. He graduated from Washington University and joined The Missouri Bar in 1957. Koslow served in the U.S. Navy.
Richard W. Metz Sr., age 84, of Fort Myers, FL, on Nov. 19, 2021. Metz practiced law for more than 30 years total at Thompson Mitchell, Peabody Coal, and Mercantile Bank. He attended Duke University School of Law and The George Washington University School of Law. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1962.
Danieal “Danny” H. Miller, age 66, of Columbia, on Oct. 30, 2021. Miller practiced law for 41 years in Columbia. He graduated from the University of Missouri and joined The Missouri Bar in 1980.
Hon. Victor M. Rocha, age 83, of Kansas City, on Oct. 28, 2021. Rocha served as a judge and joined The Missouri Bar in 1963.
Sheldon K. Stock, age 80, of St. Louis, on Nov. 13, 2021. Stock practiced law in St. Louis for more than 50 years, most recently as a partner at Greensfelder, Hemker, & Gale, P.C. He graduated from Washington University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1964. He served in the U.S. Marines Corps.
Karl Heinz Timmerman, age 73, of Pascagoula, MS, on Nov. 30, 2021. Timmerman joined The Missouri Bar in 1982.
S. Sheldon Weinhaus, age 90, of St. Louis, on Oct. 17, 2021. He served as a lawyer and was the founder of Weinhaus & Potashnick and the Patient Advocate Foundation. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1957.