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In Memoriam, July - August 2022

Vol. 78, No. 4 / July - August 2022

Summary

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.

Ernst Frederick “Fred” Beihl Jr., age 89, of Kansas City, on Jan. 5, 2022. Beihl practiced with Shook, Hardy & Bacon for 45 years. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1955. 

John P. Best, age 68, of Collinsville, IL, on Jan. 19, 2021. Best worked as a lawyer for Mears Group Quanta Services, Inc. He graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 2006. 

Donald Chamberlin Bollard III, age 78, of Overland Park, KS, on April 29, 2022. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1944. 

Jeffrey W. Bruce, age 64, of Belton, on May 22, 2022. Bruce founded The Bruce Law Firm, where he prac-ticed labor and employment law along with civil rights litigation. He graduated from the University of Mis-souri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Mis-souri Bar in 1985. 

Wayne Barrett Chapin III, age 51, of Shawnee, KS, on Feb. 20, 2022. Chapin practiced law for 22 years. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 2000. 

James M. Clampitt, age 73, of Mexico, on Nov. 30, 2021. Clampitt practiced law for several years and served in the U.S. Air Force. He graduated from Regent University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1999. 

John Robert Cullom, age 65, of Kansas City, on May 22, 2022. Cullom joined The Missouri Bar in 1981 and practiced in the Kansas City area. 

Hon. Lawrence O. Davis, age 87, of Union, on June 25, 2022. Davis served as Franklin County prosecuting attorney and magistrate judge. He was later elected circuit court judge. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1958. Davis served in the U.S. Air Force. 

John V. Doheny, age 63, of St. Louis, on April 17, 2022. Doheny was a private practice tax lawyer for over 30 years. He graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1986. 

John J. Donnelly Jr., age 93, of St. Louis, on April 11, 2022. Donnelly was a lawyer for 70 years in the St. Louis area and served in the Air Force Reserves. He graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1951.

Hon. James Nickolas Foley, age 86, of Bevier, on May 28, 2022. Foley served as assistant prosecuting attorney, prosecuting attorney, and associate circuit judge of Macon County. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1962. 

Brian J. “BJ” Gepford, age 64, of Independence, on April 16, 2022. Gepford practiced law in the Kansas City region and rural Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1984. 

Hon. James R. Hartenbach, age 80, of St. Charles, on April 1, 2022. Hartenbach was a judge for the Circuit Court of St. Louis County and served in the military. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1966. 

James L. Homire Jr., age 92, of Eureka, on May 6, 2022. Homire practiced law in St. Louis for almost 50 years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1958. 

Robert “Bob” Harold Houske, age 58, of Kansas City, on June 22, 2022. Houske co-founded Houske & Rollins, P.C., and served as counsel to Foland, Wickens, Roper, Hofer & Crawford, P.C. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1989. 

Hon. Laurance M. Hyde, age 94, of Reno, NV, on April 25, 2022. Hyde was a circuit court judge in Missouri before he became a law professor and dean at the National Judicial College in Reno. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1952. Hyde served in the U.S. Army. 

Daniel Kingdon Knight, age 55, of Columbia, on June 4, 2022. Knight was prosecuting attorney for Boone County. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1992. 

Jerome “Jerry” Kraus, age 82, of St. Louis, on March 26, 2022. Kraus practiced law for more than 50 years and served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Washington University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1963. 

Randy C. Morris, age 66, of Aurora, CO, on Sept. 14, 2021. He joined The Missouri Bar in 1955.

Phillip Irving Morse, age 79, of St. Charles, on June 9, 2022. Morse was an appellate attorney for the Social Security Administration and an assistant U.S. attorney for the Federal Western District of Michigan. He later moved to St. Louis, where he worked in private practice for 38 years. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1984. Morse served in the U.S. Army Honor Guard and Military Police Company in Germany. 

Thomas P. O’Donnell, age 80, of Kansas City, on April 25, 2022. O’Donnell founded O’Donnell and Albertson before becoming a partner at Wirken and King, and Polsinelli, White, Vardeman, & Shalton. He was also an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. O’Donnell graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1975. 

Charles F. “Chuck” Ohmer, age 92, of St. Louis, on May 23, 2022. Ohmer joined The Missouri Bar in 1953 and practiced law for over 50 years. 

Patricia D. Perkins, age 71, of Jefferson City, on May 26, 2022. Perkins worked at the Missouri State Auditor’s and Missouri Attorney General’s offices before being appointed to the Public Service Commission. After retiring from the state, she provided pro bono legal services through the Samaritan Center. She received The Missouri Bar’s 2021 Pro Bono Publico Award. Perkins graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1980. 

Preston Scott Pulido, age 51, of Kansas City, on Feb. 24, 2022. Pulido worked as corporate counsel for Swiss Re for 20 years. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1995. 

Stephen H. Romines, age 80, of Mountain Grove,  on Jan. 23, 2022. Romines worked as legal counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration and House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security before setting up a law practice in Mountain Grove and joining Home Building & Loan Association. He later became managing director of First Home Bank. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1966. 

James David Russell, age 69, of St. Peters, on Sept. 1, 2019. Russell was a lawyer at Peabody Coal; Thompson Coburn; DTE Energy; and Prairie State. He graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1975.

Hon. Robert G. Russell, age 86, of Warrensburg, on April 17, 2022. Russell was judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court and later returned to private practice. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1963. Russell served in the U.S. Army. 

Hon. James Brendan Ryan, age 85, of Prairie Village, KS, on Feb. 19, 2022. Ryan was a circuit court judge in St. Louis for 20 years before becoming a mediator at Thompson Coburn and Alaris. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1961. 

William A. Sanford, age 89, of Edwardsville, IL,  on Feb. 12, 2022. Sanford served as vice president  of industrial relations for Ameren and prosecuting attorney for Bellefontaine Neighbors. Sanford graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1964. 

Margaret Aileen Schlachter, age 91, of Springfield, on May 26, 2022. Schlachter worked for the Missouri Court of Appeals-Southern District. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1986. 

Staci Olvera Schorgl, age 48, of Lexington, on May 4, 2022. Schorgl was a partner with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Law Firm. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1999. 

Hon. Vernon Eugene Scoville III, age 68, of Blue Springs, on April 4, 2022. Scoville was an associate circuit court judge and served as a state representative in the Missouri House. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1979. Scoville served in the U.S. Army. 

William Alford Shull III, age 71, of Warrensburg,  on June 30, 2022. Shull practiced law at Legal Aid of Western Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1979. 

David L. Smith, 71, of Chesterfield, on May 14, 2022. Smith was a partner at Kramer & Frank. He graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1976. 

Hon. Charles Lee Stitt, age 87, of Lee’s Summit, on Feb. 12, 2018. Stitt was an associate circuit judge for the Jackson County Circuit Court and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1968.

Richard James Tompkins, age 80, of High Ridge, on May 16, 2022. Tompkins practiced law for 32 years and served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1974. 

Christopher T. Tucker, age 59, of O’Fallon, on Nov. 16, 2021. Tucker practiced law in Missouri and Illinois. He graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1987. 

Warren E. Van Norman, age 98, of Scottsdale, AZ, on Dec. 17, 2021. Van Norman was general counsel and corporate secretary of American Investment Company. He graduated from the University of Nebraska School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1965. 

Daniel DeVore Watt, age 74, of St. Louis, on June 17, 2022. Watt worked in trust administration at various banks and opened the St. Louis branch of Northern Trust. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and joined The Missouri Bar in 1972.