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primarily in estate planning and tax preparation after the phone company divestiture. Mr. Young was an active member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, teach ing Sunday school and serving on various boards and committees. He also was active in leadership with United Methodist Men and attended many local, regional and international conferences with the United Methodist Church as a lay delegate. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the United Methodist Men Foundation. B ill J. Zimmerman of Westworth Village, Texas, died July 27, 2022. He was born Aug. 13, 1932, in Coffeyville, Kansas. Mr. Zimmerman graduated in 1954 from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and finance and was a member of the school’s Southwest Conference champion swimming team. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957 . He received his J.D., cum laude , from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1964, where he served on the Law Alumni Council. After returning to north Texas, he served on several SMU alumni and advisory boards. Much of his legal career consisted of practicing before governmental agencies and at Congressional Committee hearings in Washington, D.C., antitrust litigation and han dling negotiations and legal mat ters in South America, Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Zimmerman retired in 1996 as vice president and general counsel of Union Pacific Resources Co. (formerly Chamlin Petroleum). He was of counsel with Cantey & Hanger from 1996 until 2000. Memorial contributions may be made to SMU Athletics or the Humane Society of North Texas.

including 18 years on the board and four years as board president. Most recently, she became heavily involved with the OU Women’s and Gender Studies Department, serv ing on their board of advocates. M ichael Chandler Stewart of Edmond died Nov. 22. He was born Feb. 1, 1938, in Oklahoma City and graduated with the first graduating class of Northwest Classen High School in 1956. Mr. Stewart was an avid athlete and was even asked to try out for his favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals, out of high school. He attended OU, was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and grad uated with a bachelor’s degree in geology. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Upon grad uation, Mr. Stewart served in the military JAG Corps . He continued his legal career as an assistant U.S. district attorney, followed by 40 years of private practice, where he received several awards, includ ing admittance into the American College of Trial Lawyers. He loved the Oklahoma Sooners, playing golf with his many River Oaks friends and was passionate about studying the Bible and Crossings Community Church, where he was an active member for more than 30 years. Memorial contri butions may be made to Wings Special Needs Community. C arl W. Young of Edmond died Nov. 9. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, on a farm near Ada. A veteran of the Korean War, he served four years in the U.S. Navy on the USS Marshall. After returning from the service, he worked for Southwestern Bell for 32 years. During his years with the phone company, he received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1973. He practiced

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