The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2023

A uburn L. Mitchell of Austin, Texas, died Nov. 22. He was born May 24, 1941. Mr. Mitchell earned his bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma A&M and received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1967. During his career, he worked at the University of Texas at Austin. R eece B. Morrel Sr. of Tulsa died Nov. 27. He was born March 20, 1940. Mr. Morrel received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1966 and worked for various organizations before establishing Reece Morrel & Associates Inc. in 1973 with a colleague. He practiced primarily in tax law, real estate and estate planning. J udge William J. Musseman Sr. of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died July 10, 2022. He was born Nov. 7, 1944, in Norman. Judge Musseman grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Daniel Webster High School. He served his country in Vietnam and after returning home, served his community as a police officer in Tulsa . He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1974 and worked as a prosecutor and judge. Judge Musseman later served as a special judge in Tulsa and as an administrative law judge in Michigan and Colorado. His judicial career spanned four decades and impacted thousands of people. Judge Musseman was a sports enthusiast and an out doorsman, spending many hours at ballparks, soccer fields and sports complexes, rooting on his children and grandchildren. He was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals, Oklahoma Sooners and Cleveland Browns fan. He was also an avid hunter and golfer, had a zest for life and was always excited for a new adventure. Memorial con tributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

W illiam Wayne Nelson of The Woodlands, Texas, died Nov. 18. He was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Oklahoma City. Mr. Nelson was the valedictorian of his high school class, a multisport varsity athlete and an award-winning public speaker. He attended OU, where he graduated with bachelor’s degrees in history, literature and philoso phy. He was an active member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and a lifelong Sooner. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law while participating in the Army ROTC and serving on the Oklahoma Law Review. Upon graduating from law school, he received his commission to the U.S. Army, where he entered the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. While in the Army, he attained his LL.M. from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. Mr. Nelson had a long and successful career as a corporate attorney, primarily in the oil and gas industry. After posi tions with Exxon and Marathon, he retired in 1998 from Shell Oil in Houston. He was considered a biblical scholar and enjoyed serving The Woodlands Methodist Church for more than 20 years. M ichael L . Nemec o f Tulsa died Nov. 26. He was born Aug. 1, 1949, in Tulsa. Mr. Nemec was an Eagle Scout and a 1967 graduate of Central High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from TU and served two years in the Mennonite Voluntary Service as alternate service during the Vietnam era. In 1976, Mr. Nemec earned a J.D. from the TU College of Law and was in private practice for two years before joining the Oklahoma State University Foundation in 1978 as director of deferred giving. He worked in similar capacities for several other organizations until he returned to private practice. In

1989, he joined Hall, Estill, Gable, Golden & Nelson PC, where he became a shareholder in 1993. During his legal career, he received many awards and volunteered for several organizations. He served as a T-ball coach, cub master and was active in his church choir and the Tulsa Founders Chorus. He loved playing the piano, singing, fishing, hiking, playing chess and art. Memorial contributions may be made to Global Gardens in Tulsa. L inda G. Scoggins of Oklahoma City died Nov. 20. She was born Nov. 2, 1947, in Denison, Texas. Ms. Scoggins graduated from Durant High School in 1966, received a bachelor’s degree in economics from OU in 1969 and a J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1981. She began her career as a marketing research analyst for several newspapers but found her true life’s calling when she enrolled in law school and worked her way to editor-in-chief of the Oklahoma Law Review. Upon graduating, she embarked on a 42-year career where she served as partner in some of the most prestigious firms in Oklahoma City and earned recognition from many industry organizations, including receiving the Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award in 2007 and the OBA Outstanding Service to the Public Award in 2013. She co-founded Scoggins & Cross, a healthcare law practice focused on the representation of physicians and other healthcare providers across the state. Ms. Scoggins was active in com munity philanthropic and univer sity activities in Oklahoma City and Norman, and she served on the boards of Variety Care, Variety Care Foundation and Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma. Her volunteer work for Planned Parenthood spanned 30 years,

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