The Oklahoma Bar Journal August 2023

I n M emoriam

L. Enloe Baumert of Ponca City died June 22. He was born Jan. 2, 1933, in McAlester. Mr. Baumert received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1958 and practiced in the areas of business and corporate law and estate planning. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force before trans ferring to the Air Force Reserves in the Judge Advocate Office. Mr. Baumert served his country for 39 years and was awarded the Quilt of Valor in 2022. He contin ued to serve his community through organizations such as the YMCA, the Opportunity Center, Ponca City Public Schools and the Chamber of Commerce. Memorial contribu tions may be made in his name to Marland’s Place in Ponca City. B ruce Alan Baumgardner of Norman died May 23, 2022. He was born July 5, 1948. Mr. Baumgardner received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1988. K eith A. Brown of Lewisville, Idaho, died March 11. He was born Feb. 16, 1956, in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Brown received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1988. He graduated from Southern Methodist University with his LL.M. in taxation and went to work at Phillips Petroleum. In 1991, he started his own tax busi ness. Mr. Brown was active in the Bartlesville community, serving on boards of organizations such as Samaritan Counseling & Growth Center and the Bartlesville Civic Ballet. Memorial contributions may be made to the Samaritan Counseling & Growth Center, the Bartlesville Civic Ballet or the charity of your choice.

S arah R. Brown of Sapulpa died May 1. She was born Jan. 11, 1985, in Shattuck. Ms. Brown graduated from TU, where she was a member of the Chi Omega fraternity and a leader within the Sociology Department. She received her J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2010. She began her legal career at the Tulsa City Council and soon expanded to judgeships for Tulsa and Depew. Additionally, she served as the policy director for the Sac and Fox Nation and a professor at Oral Roberts University and the University of Arkansas. She also owned her own private legal practice. Ms. Brown was a Tulsa 30 Under 30 honoree and an active volunteer at Tulsa Lawyers for Children. Memorial contributions may be made to Tulsa Lawyers for Children or TU, noting the Sarah R. Brown Scholarship Fund. H. Leonard Court of Oklahoma City died April 17. He was born Jan. 11, 1947, in Ardmore. Mr. Court was a distinguished graduate of both OSU and Harvard Law School. He served as a judge advocate general in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1977 . He spent his entire legal career at the law firm of Crowe & Dunlevy, where he established and served as chair man of the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Additionally, he served as an adjunct law professor at the OU College of Law and OCU School of Law. Mr. Court also served as a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Labor Relations Committee and chairman of the Wage, Hour and Leave Subcommittee. He was the former president of the OSU Alumni Association, served on its Board of Governors, received the

Distinguished Alumni Award and was inducted into its hall of fame. L uther Franklin Cowan of Yukon died June 29. He was born Aug. 1, 1943. During his time in college, he represented OCU in nationwide debates at the United Nations. After earning his bachelor’s degree in philosophy, he started law school, but it was postponed by his military service. Mr. Cowan served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971, helping man radar installations across North America that protected the continental U.S. He received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1973. He dedicated 20 years of his legal career to the state of Oklahoma as a prosecuting attorney, seek ing justice for crime victims and protecting the public from harm, earning him the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association Outstanding Assistant DA Award in 1981. Mr. Cowan became an assistant to Judge Steve Lile at the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and retired in 2002. F red Henderson DeMier of Miami died May 24. He was born July 14, 1934, in Miami. Mr. DeMier received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1968 and spent his legal career in Miami and Tulsa. His legal career began with working as an assistant district attorney for years, then as a judge with the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. He later worked as a criminal defense attorney. He was an active member of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Broken Arrow.

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