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William Alva Joselyn, Sr., ’75, died peacefully July 22, 2023 at the age of ninety-three. Bill was first raised in Detroit, spent his teenage years in Miami, and returned to Ann Arbor to attend the University of Michigan for both undergrad and Law School, with a bit of inter- ruption to complete his military service in the United States Army. Bill retired in his sixties, though he never truly left the law behind. He spent his later years serv- ing as a mediator, as well as a moot court Judge for the law students at the U of M. Bill is survived by his wife Arlene and their son.
Thomas Martin Locher, ’13, was only seventy-one at his death on October 8, 2023. Tom attended Creigh- ton University and Creighton University School of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1978. In 1984, Tom married Joni (Zich). Tom tirelessly sup- ported their three children in their academic and athlet- ic activities, including coaching their youth basketball teams. Tom tried numerous cases and argued well over
George Williston MacDonald, ‘00, died September 17, 2023 at the age of eighty-four. After graduating from Engineering and Law School, George and his wife Gina started their family and his legal career in Halifax. George managed to raise three daughters so well that each believed she was his favourite. George was competitive – his favourite and most-used phrase
was “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” But as much as he loved to win, George was a dedicat- ed mentor who never said no to an opportunity to help a junior lawyer. So long as a young lawyer demonstrat- ed a sincere effort and willingness to learn and work hard, he would happily include her or him in whatev- er case he was working on. But many young lawyers also learned the hard way how quick he was to dismiss someone who tried to cut corners or did sloppy work. The George MacDonald “death stare” was notorious. George is survived by Gina, those three daughters, eight grandchildren (each of them his favourite) and two great-grandchildren (both favourites).
James J. McCarthy, ’82, passed
away peacefully in his home on
January 1, 2023 at the age of nine-
ty-four. Jim attended Loyola
University, obtaining his de-
gree in 1950. He served as a
Navigator in the United States Air
Force Strategic Air Command from 1951-1955, and then earned his J.D. at Loyola University of Law, Los
Angeles, in 1961. Jim used his Air Force experience to specialize in representing families in commercial airline crashes. Jim was an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Uni- versity School of Law, Los Angeles, teaching a course in Procedure and Practice from 1964-1977. Jim was endlessly fascinated by the world around him, and he never stopped exploring; traveling extensively, from Greenland to Antarctica. He loved and studied art (es- pecially the Impressionists), and never lost his appetite for learning; reading novels, biographies, poetry, plays, newspapers, and magazines with voracious enthusiasm. After retirement, he gave free advice to all who asked (with his standard disclaimer: “you get what you pay for”), served as an Ombudsman at nursing homes, and volunteered at a school for homeless children. Jim Mc- Carthy is survived by his wife, Sharon McCarthy, his five children and step-children and two grandchildren.
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Louis B. Lusk, Sr., ’80, passed away on July 15, 2023 at the age of ninety-two. Louis graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors from the University of Alabama in 1954, where he was a member of the debate team. He graduated with highest honors from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1956 and went on to earn an L.L.M. from Yale in 1957. He returned home to Gunt- ersville in 1957, where he practiced law for sixty-five years, first with his father and later with his son. Louis served as president of the Marshall County Bar Association. Louis loved reading, walking, listening to classical music, and playing and watching tennis. He was keenly interested in history, geopolitical events and American politics. Louis met his wife, Carolyn Regan Lusk, as an undergraduate; they were married in 1955, and over the course of their sixty-eight-year marriage they had five children, fifteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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