The Oklahoma Bar Journal February 2023

J oe A. Williams of Sand Springs died May 2, 2022. He was born May 16, 1936, in Enid. Mr. Williams graduated from Guymon High School, where he played basket ball for the Guymon Tigers, was president of the sophomore class and was active in the Oklahoma DeMolay Association. While attending law school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served in the JAG Corps. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1961. Mr. Williams was appointed to the Sand Springs Home Board of Trustees in 1965 and served until his death. He also served as a past president of the Sand Springs Oil & Gas Co., past secretary of the Sand

B yron Dana Todd of Tulsa died Dec. 8. He was born Jan. 8, 1930, in Tulsa. While at Will Rogers High School, he won three con secutive state wrestling champi onships. Mr. Todd then became a three-time All-American wrestler at Oklahoma A&M, earning a place in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He entered the U.S. Army through ROTC as a second lieu tenant during the Korean War and was named outstanding wrestler at the 1953 Fourth Army Wrestling Tournament. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1959 and practiced in Tulsa for 60 years.

Springs Railway Co., past chairman of the Sand Springs State Bank and BOK Sand Springs Advisory Board from 1965 until 2011. He was the past president of the Lions Club, Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce, Sand Springs Education Foundation, Salvation Army Board Sand Springs Command and past director of the Herbal Affair & Festival and Rotary Club. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma DeMolay Association. J effrey S. Wolfe of Tulsa died Dec. 14. He was born Dec. 22, 1951. Mr. Wolfe received his J.D. from the California Western School of Law in 1976.

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