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Robert Morton Hughes III, ’77, died at age nine- ty-three on December 29, 2022 survived by his daughter. A graduate of University of Virginia, Bob served three years in the US Navy aboard USS Montrose (APA-212), and though we do not exactly know when, it’s a fair guess it was during – and at – the Korean War. The Montrose was an Amphibious Attack Transport ship, designed to carry a full battalion (one thousand soldiers) and land them in combat zones. The Montrose was commissioned in 1944 and decommissioned in 1946, before Bob was old enough to serve, but it was recommissioned in 1950 and participated in at least three landings in Korea in 1951. After service, Bob returned to UVA law school for his law degree and practiced for over thirty years with specialties in product liability and admiralty law. Hon. John Robert Rogers Jennings, ’88, was eighty- five on April 28, 2022 when he passed. John attended Victoria College and Osgoode Hall, from which he emerged as a lawyer following in his father’s and grand- father’s footsteps, initially in his father’s firm. His long career spanned the practice of family law, active involve- ment with the Canadian Bar Association, culminating in its presidency, and service as a Superior Court Judge in Ontario. At the Badminton and Racquet Club in To- ronto he played squash and tennis but there is no record of badminton. After a “whirlwind” courtship of several years, John and Nonnie Embury were married, a mar- riage which lasted fifty-seven years. John is survived by two sons and four grandchildren. Raymond J. Kenney, Jr., ’74, died peacefully on April 3, 2023 at ninety years old, predeceased by his elementa- ry school sweetheart and wife of over sixty years, Claire L. (Ducey) Kenney and a daughter; he is survived by his two other children and ten grandchildren. Ray was proud to be known as a “Triple Eagle,” having graduat- ed from Boston College High School, Boston College, and Boston College Law School. After college, he served in the U.S. Army before completing law school and be- ginning his legal career. Specializing in automobile and product liability earlier in his career, and later in med- ical malpractice defense, Ray served as President of the Massachusetts and New England Bar Associations, was appointed as the first Chairman of the Governor’s Judi- cial Nominating Commission and was elected President of the Boston College Alumni Association. Andrew M. Lawler, ’85, passed away on December 8, 2022 after a brief illness at the age of eighty-five. A pioneer of the white-collar criminal defense bar, Andrew graduated from Fordham University and Fordham University School of Law before serving in the U.S. Army. In law school, he served as the Comments Editor of the Fordham Law Review. After clerking for United States District Judge Hon. John W. Clancy, Andrew joined the United States Attorney’s Office and served under Robert M. Morgenthau for eight years. He founded one of the first boutique white-collar criminal-defense firms and for over forty years represented clients in complex, high-profile criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Andrew received the New York Council of Defense Lawyers’ Norman S. Ostrow Award for outstanding contributions to the defense of individual rights, and the Police Athletic League’s Robert M. Morgenthau Award for outstanding leadership in the legal field. Andrew was a professional mentor, a longtime and active supporter of Fordham University, a confirmed Giants fan, and an ardent gardener who took great pride in the dahlias he grew at his home on Fire Island. Andrew is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Connie (nee Bisceglia), and a slew of nieces and nephews. Charles F. Leonard, ‘95, died two days before his sev- enty-ninth birthday on September 20, 2020, survived by his wife Ann Leonard, three children, eight grand- children and two great-grandchildren. Chuck earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1973 while working full time as a claims adjuster. Chuck served as a federal prosecutor and then as Chief Public Defender of Allen County. In the early 1990’s Chuck was assigned to defend a high-profile murder defendant, dedicating six months of his time at great personal sacrifice and addressing DNA evidence for the first time in an Indiana courtroom. SUMMER 2023 JOURNAL 98