George Moran

Retired appellate justice George Joseph Moran Sr. of Granite City died July 31 at age 95 at the Dammert Center of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville.

A 1937 graduate of the George Washington University Law School, Mr. Moran practiced in Granite City until 1941, when he enlisted in the Navy.

After World War II, he practiced with William S. Beatty before being elected to the 5th District Appellate Court in 1964. He retired in 1980.

Mr. Moran became of counsel to William S. Schooley, and later to Callahan & Moran, the law firm of his daughter, Kathleen P. Moran (now a judge of the 4th Circuit), and son-in-law James Patrick Callahan in Trenton.

A member of the Madison County Bar Association for 70 years, Mr. Moran received it Liberty Bell Award in 1981 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

In addition to his daughter and son-in-law, survivors include George J. Moran Jr. a retired 3rd Circuit judge.

Arthur Benz

Retired Gibson City attorney Arthur R. Benz died July 30 at age 89 in Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana. A 1949 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he served in the Army during World War II.

Mr. Benz practiced in Peoria for a year before relocating to Paxton in 1950. He moved to Gibson City in 1969 and was a partner in Benz & Eckhardt until his retirement in the mid-1980s.

Thomas Berg

Villa Park attorney Thomas George Berg, a Wilmette resident, died recently at age 64. He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1969.

John Corrigan

Retired Chicago attorney John E. Corrigan Jr., a Kenilworth resident, died in August at age 85. A 1950 graduate of Harvard Law School, he served in the Army during World War II in Europe, earning a Purple Heart, and in the Korean War.

Former senior vice president of First National Bank of Chicago, Mr. Corrigan was a founding partner in Hedberg, Tobin, Flaherty & Whalen.

Andrew Fischer

Former Chicago attorney Andrew Fischer McAfee, vice chair of the LR Development Co., died Sept. 1 at age 44 of head cancer. A 1989 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law, he practiced briefly with Bell, Boyd & Lloyd.

An executive of two firms that rehabilitate homes and buildings, Mr. Fischer was a founder of Mansion Partners and also was vice chair of Daubert Industries. He served on the board of the Glenwood School for Boys and Girls.

Barry Frazin

Former Chicago attorney Barry Stephan Frazin, a Buffalo Grove resident, died Aug. 28 at age 63. A 1971 graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, he had a master’s degree from Northeastern University.

Mr. Frazin left his law practice in 1986 and became an educator with Chicago Public Schools. He was principal of the Nob Hill School in Country Club Hills at the time of his death.

Raymond Harris

Retired Chicago attorney Raymond Paul Harris Jr. died Aug. 10 at age 70 in his home of a brain tumor that was diagnosed in April 2007. When he could no longer drive, he visited clients by public transportation and rides from family members.

A 1965 graduate of the Columbia University Law School after three years in the Navy, Mr. Harris was admitted to the Illinois bar two years later, when he entered the trust and personal banking business.

When he retired from the Northern Trust Co. in 1999, he was vice president and senior trust administrator. He continued to handle personal trusts until his death.

A volunteer for many years with the Homebound Elderly Program of Resurrection Health Care, Mr. Harris received its Outstanding Volunteer Award in 1998.

He also served on the board of Jane Addams Hull House and helped build homes for the poor in Central America.

Carl Hauber

Retired Chicago attorney and association executive Carl H. Hauber died on Aug. 4, his 77th birthday, in Naples, Fla., where he had moved in 1999. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he was not registered to practice.

Mr. Hauber received several awards as executive director of the American Oil Chemists Society, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

A member of the Air Force Reserves in Chicago and St. Louis for more than 30 years, he retired in 1991 as a colonel.

Mr. Hauber was a founder of the Underwater Society of America and the Museum of Military Memorabilia.

Rodney Irvin

Hamilton County State’s Attorney Rodney Dale Irvin of McLeansboro died Aug. 10 at age 43 in the DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo. He and his wife had been celebrating their wedding anniversary in Earth City, Mo., when he collapsed.

Admitted to the Illinois bar in 1991, Mr. Irvin was an associate in the Vandalia firm of Corbell & Miller until he served as Fayette County state’s attorney from 1992 to 1996.

He was in private practice from 1997 until 2004, when he became state’s attorney in Hamilton County. He was defeated in the primary election this year.

Mr. Irvin served on the boards of the Hamilton Memorial Foundation and Dale Convention Center, and he coached youth basketball, baseball and softball.

Leszek Kuczynski

Chicago attorney Leszek Stanislaw “Les” Kuczynski, general counsel of the Polish National Alliance (PNA) since 1985, died Aug. 19 at age 61 pancreatic cancer.

A 1972 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, Mr. Kuczynski received a master’s degree in business administration in 1982 from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and was elected president of the Chicago Intercollegiate Council.

In addition to his duties with the PNA, he became national executive director of the Polish American Congress (PAC) and its charitable foundation in 1991. He became president of the Council of World Polonia in 2002, and in 2004 was a founding board member of the Polish Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Kuczynski was decorated with the Officers Cross: Order of Merit in 1997 by the Polish Consul in Chicago, and he received a Humanitarian Award in 2006 from the Illinois division of the PAC.

The president of Lithuania presented its Cross of Officer of the Order for Merits to him in February 2007 in Washington, D.C., and the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations honored him in May 2007 in New York with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Richard Kuseski

Lake Forest attorney Richard B. Kuseski, a Lake Bluff resident, died Aug. 14 at age 71. He was of counsel to Lesser, Luttrey & McGlynn.

A 1963 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, Mr. Kuseski practiced in Lake County for 45 years and was a 19th Circuit arbitrator.

A coach of Lambs Farm participants in the Special Olympics, he received the first Catholic Charities of Lake County Founders Award. He served on the boards of the Academy of Our Lady, St. Martin de Porres High School and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Center.

Paul Leetz

Retired Wheaton attorney Paul Alan Leetz died Aug. 2 at age 75 in the Aurora Rehabilitation Center after several years as a semi-invalid. He was a 1957 graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law.

A corporate, taxation and estate planning lawyer, Mr. Leetz had been a partner in MacKenzie, Vescelus, Leetz & Perry; Vescelus, Leetz, Perry & Pollard; Leetz & Baird, and Paul A. Leetz Ltd.

He was involved in cr eation of Tyndale House Publishers, Living Letters Oversseas, the Central DuPage Professional Building and the Mona Kea complex, a professional office condominium.

Virgil Mungy

Chicago attorney Virgil W. Mungy died in August at age 73. A 1974 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, he was a partner in Mungy & Associates.

Gary Offerman

Beaumont, Texas, attorney Garry Allen Offerman, formerly of Pinckneyville, died Aug. 2 at age 52. He was a 1984 graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Law.

Mr. Offerman received a bachelor of science degree in administration of justice at Southern Illinois University in 1977 and completed a lawyers assistant program at Roosevelt University in Chicago before relocating to Texas.

William Prendergast

Retired Cook County judge William Patrick Prendergast, an Oak Lawn resident, died Aug. 24 at age 68 in Palos Community Hospital. A 1971 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, he had been a Hazel Crest police officer for four years.

Mr. Prendergast was an assistant Cook County until 1979, when he became an associate judge. He was elected to the circuit court in 1984 and assigned to the 4th Municipal District.

In 1994 he received a Constance Morris House Award for commitment and service to domestic violence victims. After retiring from the bench, Mr. Prendergast practiced with Barrett & Sramek in Palos Heights.

Survivors include a son, William F. Prendergast of Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, Chicago.

John Riddle

Retired Peoria attorney John David Riddle died Aug. 14 at age 70 in the Methodist Medical Center. A 1964 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, his practice included 30 years in the public defender’s office.

Mr. Riddle served on the board of elders of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church and sang in its choir. He also was a former member of the Concordia Lutheran School Board.

Kenneth Ryder

Retired corporate attorney Kenneth W. Ryder Sr., formerly of Forest Park, died Aug. 10 at age 86 of prostate cancer in his daughter’s Oak Forest home.

A graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law who was not registered to practice in Illinois, Mr. Ryder went to work in the transportation department at Armour & Co., Chicago, in the 1950s and eventually became executive vice president.

He later started Traffic Management Inc., providing logistical support for railroad and trucking firms from offices in Chicago and Tinley Park. He retired in 1985.