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In Memoriam: Winter 2026


Scenic landscape of Silver lake reservoir in Utah, Wasatch mountain range, shot in evening sunlight .

The S.J. Quinney College of Law honors the following members of our alumni community who passed away between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.

1950s

Hon. Gordon R. Hall (LLB '51) | June 1, 2025
Harvey Sweitzer (JD '53) | July 17, 2025
Gordon A. Christenson (JD '56) | March 13, 2025
Steve R. Love (JD '56) | Aug. 2, 2025
Craig T. Vincent (LLB '59, JD '67) | Oct. 12, 2025

1960s

Arthur G. Christean Jr. (JD '60) | Oct. 10, 2025
Richard Sumsion (JD '61) | Jan. 1, 2025
Don E. Olsen (JD '61) | May 23, 2025
Ray Glen Martineau (JD '61) | July 9, 2025
O. Nelson Baker (JD '63) | Jan. 15, 2025
Richard W. Birrell (JD '63) | Nov. 2, 2025
George E. Holt (JD '64) | June 21, 2025
Marvin B. Hofeling (JD '64) | Aug. 19, 2025
Jeanette Douglas Watkins (JD '64) | Sept. 13, 2025
Henry E. Heath (JD '65) | Jan. 19, 2025
Delwin T. Pond (JD '65) | June 18, 2025
Richard N. Cannon (JD '65) | July 4, 2025
Robert J. Stansfield (LLB '65) | Oct. 17, 2025
A. Robert Thurman (JD '66) | Oct. 5, 2025
Max H. Pieper (JD '68) | Dec. 7, 2025
J. Douglas Mitchell (JD '69) | Jan. 15, 2025
Lyle Rivera (JD '69) | Jan. 25, 2025

1970s

William A. Stegall Jr. (JD '71) | May 30, 2025
Chris P. Wangsgard (JD '72) | June 13, 2025
Raymond N. Malouf Jr. (JD '73) | July 16, 2025
Robert D. Atwood Jr. (JD '73) | Aug. 4, 2025
William Woodland (JD '73) | Dec. 9, 2025
Fred G. Nelson (JD '74) | May 18, 2025
David L. Mower (JD '74) | Sept. 22, 2025
Roger Bullock (JD '75) | Oct. 1, 2025
Scott W. King (JD '76) | April 12, 2025
Brooke C. Wells (JD '77) | March 29, 2025
Judith M. Billings (JD '77) | April 2, 2025
Peter Grundfossen (JD '77) | April 5, 2025
Jax H. Pettey (JD '77) | May 24, 2025
Wayne E. Anderson (JD '77) | Sept. 12, 2025
Van L. Butler (JD '78) | June 29, 2025
Lewis Richard Hansen (JD '79) | July 5, 2025

1980s

Laurence B. Bond (JD '82) | Jan. 14, 2025
Rex Bush (JD '83) | Nov. 21, 2025
Joan Dover Wendel (JD '84) | April 19, 2025
William C. Gibbs (JD '84) | Oct. 22, 2025

1990s

M. Dale King (JD '90) | April 19, 2025
Philip Reichenbach (JD '98) | Nov. 29, 2025

2000s

Todd R. Johnson (JD '01) | June 12, 2025
David F. Mull (JD '02) | July 19, 2025
Jacob S. Redd (JD '02) | Aug. 16, 2025
Matthew Echo Hawk (JD '04) | May 25, 2025

One thought on “In Memoriam: Winter 2026

  1. Art Christean was an outstanding state court administrator, a wonderful juvenile court judge and an even better person!

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