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Articles on In Memoriam

Matt Maloney—A passion for the law By John T. Phipps General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2008 Remembering Matt Maloney, who died unexpectedly on Christmas Day, 2007.
Special issue in memoriam of MATTHEW A. MALONEY By Donald A. LoBue General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, January 2008 The Bar Association lost a good friend when Matt Maloney of Princeton, Illinois passed on December 25, 2007.
Greg Bowman, 1954 - 2007 Agricultural Law, October 2007 It is with great regret we learned of the passing of one of our Section Council members and past Section presidents as a result of a September motorcycle accident. Greg Bowman was a valued member of our profession and a friend to all who knew him.
Roger C. Siske dies at 61; practiced law at Sonnenschein for 36 years By Leslie A. Klein Employee Benefits, March 2006 Roger C. Siske, a nationally renowned employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Wednesday, January 4, while skiing in Colorado. He was 61.
In honor of… Gene Petersen By Stuart H. Wolf Business Advice and Financial Planning, January 2006 On February 9, 2005, the Section Council, the ISBA and attorneys throughout the state lost one of their most devoted friends, Gene Petersen, age 62.
Epilogue: Arts lawyer Patricia Felch headed ISBA section council Intellectual Property, June 2005 Chicago intellectual property attorney Patricia A. Felch, a past president of Lawyers for the Creative Arts, died March 24 at age 58 of cancer in her Evanston home.
Judge Youck remembered By Carla Waters Bench and Bar, December 2004 He helped a lot of people. He was a good friend. And, he will be missed.
A Remembrance of Prentice H. Marshall By Thomas P. Sullivan Bench and Bar, June 2004 It is difficult to do justice in a few sentences to my recollections of Prentice Marshall. We met in the fall of 1954, when I started at the firm now known as Jenner & Block.
In memoriam: Randolph R. Spires By Donald D. Bernardi Bench and Bar, November 2003 The Eleventh Judicial Circuit lost a fine jurist, a dedicated public servant and a good friend when Associate Judge Randolph Spires passed away on February 27, 2003.
In memorium: Honorable Patrick L. Duke Mineral Law, September 2003 It was with considerable regret that we learned of the passing of the Hon. Patrick L. Duke of Flora on August 10, 2003.
Reflections on Donald E. Ruff: Illinois lawyers have lost a good friend By John E. Thies Government Lawyers, August 2003 While I have difficulty remembering much about my first meeting with Don Ruff--I believe it took place at an annual meeting in Lake Geneva--I vividly remember the second.
Julie K. Hughes, 1950-2002 Education Law, November 2002 The Illinois legal community, the ISBA and the Education Law Section Council lost a valued member last summer when Julie Hughes passed away on July 1, 2002 after a battle with cancer
Elmer Gertz By Stephen Anderson Human and Civil Rights, January 2002 "No book about any man can be complete. In a sense, a man writes only of specimen hours, typical moments, when he does his memoirs. The real man is viewed, if at all, by indirection, through the interstices, so to speak, of the narrative."
Judge Keshner dies; fostered creation of Elder Law Section By Lee Beneze Elder Law, March 2000 The Elder Law Section Council, at its meeting in Chicago on December 10, took special note of the passing of Judge Larry Keshner, on November 6, 1999.

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