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Stephen I. Traub, ’86, passed away at age ninety-three on September 20, 2023. After he served as captain of a tank platoon under fire in the Korean War, Steve re- ceived his BA in economics at UConn, then his law degrees from UVA. Steve flew his own planes and cap- tained his own sailboat. He traveled the world on six continents, from the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the pyramids in Egypt. Steve was Trial Counsel for the City of Milford, President of the New Haven Coun- ty Bar Association, Vice President of the Connecticut State Bar Association, and President of the Connecti- cut Trial Lawyers Association. Steve leaves four children, five stepchildren and six grandchildren.
Bob Franklin Turner, ’81, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2023 at the age of ninety. Bob was drafted into the Army right after he graduated from the Uni- versity of Missouri, Columbia, and his first post was in St. Louis, where he met his wife of sixty-six years, Mary Luella Hall. After a year in Korea, he and Mary were married, and he began law school at Washington Uni- versity. He transferred and finished at the University of Colorado in 1960, graduating with honors and Order of the Coif. He and Mary were wooed to Roswell, New Mexico for practice. Bob combined intellect with tena- cious attention to detail that produced successful results. A colleague noted he would work up a case carefully and think it was ready for trial only to have Bob find at least fifteen things that still needed be done. Bob had nine grandchildren, most of whom were in New Mexico, but two in Indianapolis. Whenever Bob had an out-of-state trial (which was often), he and Mary would drive to it. And somehow, no matter where the trial occurred, Indi- anapolis was on the way home. Bob is survived by Mary, three children and those nine grandchildren.
Joseph Emanuel Vlastos, ‘87, passed away on Novem- ber 14, 2023 at his home in Casper at the age of eighty- three. Joe graduated from the University of Colorado, where he met and married Carol Jo Sloan. Joe graduated first in the class of 1964 from the University of Wyo- ming and practiced law in Casper for the next fifty-five years. He served as an Assistant County Attorney. He was sought out by clients on both sides of medical mal- practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Joe had a heart attack in 1977 and lived his life from that point until his death as if each day was a gift. Joe was an avid reader, primarily of history – particularly Byzan- tium. His passions included golf, visits to Las Vegas and his father’s village on the island of Crete, Greece, and spirited debates at the dinner table. Joe is survived by Carol Jo, three sons and eight grandchildren.
James A. Wade, ’80, age eighty-six, passed away peace- fully on July 3, 2023. Jim attended and ran track at Yale University, graduating in 1959, and the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating in 1962. Following law school, Jim served as a lawyer in the Navy in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps before heading home to Connecticut for his distinguished legal career. Jim met his wife Helene (Lainie) while both attended law school. As Jim put it sixty years later, “I’m rare these days, I had one wife and one job.” Law was his vocation, but poli- tics was his hobby. Jim served as outside counsel to the Connecticut Democratic Party, and represented three Connecticut governors in litigation. Jim was an avid sup- porter of Yale University and the Yale Track Association, serving as president of the Track Association. Jim was proud of his Irish American heritage and visited Ireland more than sixty times. He brought many friends with him on these trips, all centered around golf and visits to the pubs of Limerick. Jim leaves Lainie, two children and four grandchildren.
Frank Winston, III, ’86, a lifelong resident of Bristol, Tennessee, died peacefully at his home on January 25, 2023. After high school graduation (he was Valedicto- rian and Student Body President) Frank served in the United States Air Force from 1946 until 1948, posted to China and then post-war Japan. His stories of his service in Japan included a non-sanctioned night-time boat excursion on Tokyo Bay with some fellow service members (which resulted in them getting lost and barely making it back to quarters before morning roll call), and seeing General Douglas MacArthur pass on his way to work most mornings. Frank attended the University of Tennessee and the University of Tennessee School of Law, graduating from the Law School in 1952, where he was a Law Review Editor and Order of the Coif. Despite a busy law practice and raising a family, Frank found time to participate in numerous state and local community activities. He was elected to the Tennessee State House of Representatives in 1955, the youngest member of the State House at that time. He was appointed by three different Tennessee Governors to serve on the Tennessee Historical Commission. Frank loved sports; he served as President of Western Little League in the late 1960s and coached the Anderson Elementary School basketball team. Frank was preceded by his wife of sixty-four years, Peggy McClellan Winston, in 2014, and by his eldest child in 2002. He is survived by his two other children and nine grandchildren.
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