Memorials
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Lindsey Louise Lewis
Lewis, 31, of Dallas, died September
17, 2018. She received her law degree from the University of Kansas
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2016. Lewis was
admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2015. She was an associate of Langford
and Wise in Dallas from 2015 to 2018 and of Downs | Stanford in Dallas
in 2018. Lewis was a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
and Mensa. She enjoyed sour candy; her cat, Chubby; and international
travel. Lewis is survived by her mother, Kitty Lewis; sisters, Tiffany
Lewis, Maureen Lewis, and Aimee Lewis; and her significant other, Yogie
Phongsavath.
Emory Landrum White Jr.
White, 85, of Dallas, died August 20,
2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of
Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1958. White served in the U.S.
Army from 1958 to 1960, being discharged as a captain. He joined the
American Bar Association in 1977. White was an attorney for El Paso
Natural Gas in El Paso from 1958 to 1961 and with Thompson Coe Cousins
& Irons in Dallas from 1961 to 2001, serving as an associate from
1961 to 1966, partner from 1966 to 2001, and managing partner from 1983
to 1997. He served on the boards of directors of SCOR, Optimum Re
Insurance, SureTec Insurance, H S Fox Corp, and Austin Industries. White
was vice president of Windsor Life Insurance. He enjoyed landscape and
housing design and gardening. White was interested in languages,
especially Spanish and French. He is survived by his wife of 29 years,
Patricia Durbin White; son, Emory Landrum White III; stepson, Danny
Proulx; daughters, Leslie Louise Ollier-Ingle and Elizabeth Blake
Meredith; stepdaughter, Dana Proulx Willis; and eight grandchildren.
Elmo J. Henske
Henske, 96, of La Marque, died July 7,
2018. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, flying a
B-24 during World War II. Henske received his law degree from the
University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in
1962. He was a trust officer at Moody National Bank in Galveston from
April 1967 to December 1988, eventually becoming senior vice president
and senior trust officer. Henske was a member of the Galveston County
Bar Association, Houston Estate and Financial Forum, and Texas Society
of Certified Public Accountants. He enjoyed watching football,
gardening, and ranching. Henske is survived by his wife of 72 years,
Erma Lee; son, James; daughters, Diana and Janet; and four
grandchildren.
John Stuart “Stu” Lilly
Lilly, 62, of Austin, died
September 7, 2018. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1981 and in
the Merchant Marine from 1985 to 1987. Lilly received his law degree
from the University of Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas
Bar in 1990. He was an associate of Eastham, Watson, Dale & Forney
in Houston from 1988 to 1995 and a partner from 1995 to 2000; an
attorney with Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, from 2000 to 2015
and associate general counsel from 2015 to 2017. Lilly was a mentor to
entry-level Saudi attorneys joining Saudi Aramco with J.D.s from U.S.
law schools. He helped build one of the largest oil tanker fleets in the
world and was responsible for managing a large portion of the in-house
legal practice for Saudi Aramco. Lilly was a world traveler and had a
passion for hunting and the outdoors. He is survived by his wife of 33
years, Pamela Ann Lilly; stepmother, Gwen Lilly; and sisters, Patricia
Anne Bolding and Barbara Jeanne Sweeney.
Lawrence Perry
Young
Young, 85, of Wharton, died December
20, 2017. He received his law degree from South Texas College of Law and
was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1963. Young was in private practice in
Wharton from 1963 to 1977 and again from 1985 to 2013; and with Young
& Ramsey in Wharton from 1977 to 1985. He was a co-founder and owner
of Mid-Coast Title Co. in Wharton and an adjunct faulty member teaching
business law at Wharton County Junior College. Young was a member of the
Wharton County Bar Association. He was devoted to his children and
grandchildren. Young volunteered much of his time as a coach and manager
with Wharton Little League and Wharton Babe Ruth League, serving as the
latter’s state director for many years. To say he was a proud Aggie
would be an understatement, as Young spent years taking his family to
football games in College Station. He is survived by his son, attorney
Christopher M. Young; daughter, Rachel L. Bahnsen; and three
grandchildren.
Duane Owen Juvrud
Juvrud, 83, of El Paso, died October
27, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School
of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1956. Juvrud was sole
proprietor of Duane O. Juvrud Law in El Paso. He was a member of the El
Paso Downtown Lions Club. Juvrud enjoyed scuba diving and backpacking.
He is survived by his wife of almost 65 years, Patsy R. Juvrud; sons,
Mark Owen Juvrud and attorney William Owen Juvrud; daughters, Kathleen
Juvrud Andis and Jill Elizabeth Juvrud; five grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Joseph Robert Heffington
Heffington, 77, of
Kerrville, died June 26, 2018. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958
to 1961. Heffington received his law degree from the University of Texas
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968. He was the
owner of Heffington Law in Austin from 1968 to 2017 and in Kerrville
from 1992 to 2017. Heffington was a rancher and a singer/songwriter. He
enjoyed reading and dogs. Heffington is survived by his wife of 26
years, Susan Wiggins Heffington; sons, Derek James Heffington and Jordan
Foster Francis; daughter, Wendy Heffington Rahmen; five grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Pat Edward Cavness
Cavness, 75, of Lampasas, died March 19,
2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of
Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966. Cavness was Lampasas
County attorney from 1966 to 1969; an associate of Hammett & Hammett
and then partner in Hammett, Hammett & Cavness in Lampasas from 1970
to 1977; and sole proprietor of the Cavness Law Firm in Lampasas from
1977 to 2009. He enjoyed writing, poetry, and landscaping. Cavness is
survived by his sons, Joel Cavness and Joshua Cavness; daughters,
attorney Lorri Haden and Lindy Cavness; sister, Danna Jean Seale; six
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
DeEdward James
Greer
Greer, 77, of Houston, died
December 15, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of
Houston Law Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968. Greer was
counsel to Brown & Root from 1970 to 1971 and in private practice
from 1971 to 2005. He captained the Rice University tennis team to a
Southwest Conference title. Greer performed and recorded a library of
songs with his band, The Sixpence. He coached multiple junior hockey
teams from Houston to national championships. Greer is survived by his
sons, attorney Robert Bradley Greer and Mark DeEdward Greer; daughter,
Laurie Anne Greer; three grandchildren; and his partner of 16 years,
Miyuki Kobayashi.
Richard S. Stark
Stark, 89, of Gainesville, died April
13, 2018. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. Stark received
his law degree from Baylor Law School and was admitted to the Texas Bar
in 1951. He was a partner in Stark & Carroll in Gainesville from
1955 to 1962, in Stark, Davey & Underwood in Gainesville from 1962
to 1968, in Stark & Barnhart in Gainesville from 1969 to 1982, in
Stark, Barnhart & Morris in Gainesville from 1982 to 1984, and was
in private practice at the Law Offices of Richard S. Stark in
Gainesville from 1984 to 1996. Stark served on the District 13 Grievance
Committee for 12 years. He was president of the Northeast Texas Bar
Association and the Cooke County Bar Association. Stark enjoyed
horticulture and ranching. He is survived by his son, Dave Stark;
daughters, Holly Stark and attorney Lucy Sutton; four grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Jerry W. Woodlock
Woodlock, 73, of Gainesville, died
May 19, 2018. He received his law degree from the University of Texas
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1970. Woodlock served
in the Texas National Guard from 1971 to 1977. He was county attorney
for Cooke County in Gainesville from 1971 to 1975; district attorney for
the 235th Judicial District in Gainesville from 1975 to 1981; a partner
in Sullivan, Harris and Woodlock in Gainesville from 1982 to 1988; judge
of the 235th Judicial District Court in Gainesville from 1988 to 2004;
and senior district judge (retired) from 2005 to 2018. Woodlock was
president of the Cooke County Bar Association in 2012 and was a
Gainesville Independent School District trustee from 1986 to 1988. He is
survived by his wife of 53 years, Beverly Nelson Woodlock; sons, Chris
Woodlock and Clint Woodlock; and two grandchildren.
John S.
Holleman
Holleman, 71, of Livingston, died
November 6, 2018. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and
was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1972. Holleman was an attorney in the
Harris County District Attorney’s Office in Houston from 1973 to 1986,
serving as felony division chief for several years; in private practice
in Livingston from 1986 to 1994; and Polk County District Attorney in
Livingston from 1994 to 2006. He was interested in faith, family, and
photography. Holleman is survived by his wife of 46 years, Beverly
Holleman; sons, Spencer Holleman and attorney Mark Holleman; and five
grandchildren.
Robert Barr Todd
Todd, 78, of Taylor, died October
18, 2018. He served in the U.S. Army from March 7, 1959, to September 6,
1959. Todd received his law degree from the University of Houston Law
Center and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974. He was a solo
practitioner specializing in business, real estate, taxation, and wills,
trusts and probate law at the Law Office of Robert B. Todd in Houston
from 1974 to 2000 and in Taylor from 2001 to 2018. Todd was a food
fanatic, especially barbecue. He was a raconteur of stories and jokes.
Todd was an admirer of both kinds of music—country and western. He
co-wrote and a produced a rockabilly record with Johnny Winter in 1960.
Todd is survived by his fiancée, Rosemary Fellows; son, Robert Barr Todd
III; sisters, Carol Malone, Elizabeth “Boogie” Orr, and Mary Josephine
Todd; and two grandchildren.
Charles Edward Myers
Myers, 72, of Abilene, died November
28, 2018. He received his law degree from Baylor Law School and was
admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969. Myers served in the U.S. Army
National Guard from 1970 to 1976. He was an assistant U.S. attorney for
the Eastern District of Texas from 1971 to 1976; an attorney with
Rhodes, Heatherly & Myers in Abilene from 1979 to 2016; and
associate judge of the 326th District Court in Abilene from 2009 to
2017. Myers was certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization in 1983. He was admitted to the American Academy of
Adoption Attorneys in 1995. Myers enjoyed fly-fishing and sports cars,
especially the 1980 MG MGB. He is survived by his wife of 38 years,
Kristine A. Myers.
J. Michael Sullivan Sr.
Sullivan, 76, of Fairview, died
January 2, 2019. He received his law degree from South Texas College of
Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967. Sullivan was county
attorney for Henderson County in Athens from 1969 to 1971 and for
Cherokee County in Rusk from 1974 to 1975; with the Dallas County
District Attorney’s Office from 1992 to 1998; and in private practice,
focusing on criminal defense, in Dallas and Collin counties from 1998 to
2017. He enjoyed golf, as well as fishing and hunting. Sullivan is
survived by his wife of 52 years, Jennifer Sullivan; son, J. Michael
Sullivan Jr.; daughter, Shannon Blake; brother, attorney Robert C.
Sullivan; and four grandchildren.
Sean C. Markey
Markey, 45, of San Antonio, died
December 18, 2018. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2006. Markey was an
attorney for oil and gas exploration and production companies and was an
associate of Valdez & Treviño in San Antonio, focusing on insurance
defense litigation, including defense in third-party cases, personal
injuries, and first-party cases. He was named a Rising Star Lawyer by
San Antonio Scene in 2013. Markey was a devout Catholic husband
and father. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Nieva Markey; sons,
Dylan, Riley, Tyler, and Kolby; mother, Sharon Markey; brother, Thomas
Markey; and sister, Rebecca Sadler.
Chester G. Ball
Jr.
Ball, 88, of Arlington, died January 3,
2019. He received his law degree from Southern Methodist University
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1955. Ball served in
the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Korea. He entered
private practice with the late Jack Harris in Arlington and continued to
practice for 62 years. Ball received the Blackstone Award from the
Tarrant County Bar Association in 2001. He is survived by his wife of 65
years, Joanne Shank Ball; son, attorney Scott G. Ball; daughter,
Catherine Ball Edwards; and two granddaughters.
Cristina A.
Mireles Cooper
Cooper, 51, of Austin, died December
4, 2018. She received her law degree from the University of Texas School
of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1992. Cooper was assistant
attorney general in the Texas Attorney General’s Office from 1992 to
1997; an associate of Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner in Austin from
1998 to 2000; in private practice from 2000 to 2014; and with Texas
Legal Services Center from 2015 to 2016. She was a constant volunteer—at
church, the kids’ schools, and as a soccer, basketball, and baseball
mom. Cooper had a love and passion for travel—including trips to the
United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France,
Greece, Croatia, Costa Rica, and St. Lucia—and made new friends easily
everywhere she went. She also completed the Austin Motorola Marathon.
Cooper is survived by her husband of 29 years, Bill Cooper; sons, Blake
and Cristian Cooper; daughter, Mia Cooper; father, Antonio A. Mireles;
mother, Odalmira L. Garcia; and brothers, Tony Mireles, Roger Mireles,
and Sam Mireles.
David W. Hajek Sr.
Hajek, 67, of Granbury, died January 10,
2019. He received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of
Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1976. Hajek owned Baylor County
Abstract and was in private practice in Seymour; served as Baylor County
attorney; as district judge for 20 years; and was district attorney for
20 years, serving as King County attorney at the time of his death. He
was a member of the Texas District & County Attorneys Association.
Hajek is survived by his wife of 10 years, Jan Hajek; sons, Dustin
Hajek, Jonathan Hajek, and David Hajek; daughter, Erin Smith; sisters,
Geraldine Kuhler and Arlene DeYoung; and six grandchildren.
Wayne Patrick Priest
Priest, 77, of San Antonio, died
October 12, 2018. He received his law degree from St. Mary’s University
School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1968. Priest was in
private practice in criminal defense in San Antonio from 1968 to 1980;
was judge of the 187th District Court in San Antonio from 1980 to 1995;
was a visiting and senior judge in South Texas from 1995 to 2018; and
was an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law. He
authored Texas Courtroom Criminal Evidence and was certified by
the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the first group of criminal
defense lawyers in 1975. Priest enjoyed reading, music, and being with
his family. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Nancy Priest; sons,
Jeffrey and Matthew; daughters, attorney Melissa and Rebecca; brother,
Edward Priest; and three grandchildren.TBJ
