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Richard E. Hall, ‘91, passed away on October 6, 2020 at the age of seventy-six. After graduating from the Uni- versity of Idaho with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1966, Rich attended Harvard Law School where he obtained his Juris Doctorate in 1969. He was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1970 and the Wash- ington State Bar in 2004. His distinguished fifty-year career as a civil defense attorney earned him numerous accolades. Rich is survived by his wife of fifty-six years,
Tonya, four daughters and six grandchildren.
Ivan Halley, ’96, died August 8, 2022 at the age of sev- enty-four. Duke met Charlene Ann Hunter when they were fifteen. They graduated from High School in 1966 and married mid-term in 1967 while they both attend- ed Southwestern Oklahoma State University. When they graduated in 1970, Charlene then began her teach- ing career and Duke was accepted into the Oklahoma University School of Law. Duke had a quick wit and infectious (ornery) smile. He was an exceptional sto- ryteller and never missed a chance to share a good one. Duke loved coaching the sports his daughters played and having them work beside him at his farm and in the office. Duke is survived by Charlene, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
Hon. William P. Hampton, ’86, was eighty-four at his passing on August 24, 2022, survived by his wife Lanie Anderson, three children and four grandchildren. Judge Hampton, who practiced law for over fifty-eight years, was a former state representative and a former Oakland County Circuit Judge. He was frequently referred to as
the “dean of municipal lawyers in Michigan.” He rep- resented Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield Township and Auburn Hills for over forty years. Judge Hampton enjoyed playing golf, piloting his Sea Ray Weekender, cruising on Ponant small ships, and attending Michigan State football games. Over the past thirty years he traveled to all seven continents at least once, and repeatedly to his favorites.
James R. Harris, ’89, was born in Crawfordsville, Indi- ana and attended Indiana University; upon graduation in 1953, Jim was commissioned in the United States Air Force and stationed at Rammstein Air Force Base in Ger- many. He met Betty Jo Fisher on a blind date in Dallas and they were married in Corpus Christi in 1954. After completing his tour in the Air Force, he and Betty moved back to Texas. Jim attended the University of Texas School of Law. Jim and Betty returned to Corpus Christi where he practiced law for sixty years. Jim coached Little League and served as President of the Corpus Christi Museum. Jim once searched for buried treasure in Mexico with a map found in his father’s basement. He followed Kipling’s travels throughout Central Asia and India, and explored China and Japan. He embarked on safaris in Africa, fished for salmon in Alaska, toured the whole of Europe, and vis- ited all fifty states. Jim
was predeceased by Betty and survived by his two children, sev- en grandchildren, and eight (and counting) great grandchildren. Jim was ninety-one.
Francis J. Higgins, ’88, died December 1, 2018 at age eighty-one. Frank’s father Frank J. Higgins Sr. was a courtroom bailiff and Chicago building inspector. His mother Lois took the first policewoman’s exam in 1935; she placed first out of 1,119 women who took it and went on to head the Illinois Crime Bureau. Languages came easily to Frank. He was able to converse in Ara bic, French, Italian, German, Polish and Spanish. After Harvard Law, Frank did defense work for major corpo rate clients, handling complex cases involving securities fraud, antitrust litigation, proxy fights and hostile take overs. Frank loved opera — in Italian, French, German or English. He enjoyed classical music, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and also Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. Frank was survived by three chil dren and six grandchildren.
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