The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2024

I n M emoriam

J ames Franklin Davis of Oklahoma City died Sept. 20. He was born March 7, 1933, in Eufaula. He graduated from OU, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, with his bachelor’s degree in accounting. Mr. Davis received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1957. He enlisted in the Oklahoma National Guard and served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for 18 months during the Berlin Crisis. Mr. Davis prac ticed at the law firm of Andrews Davis for more than 50 years in the areas of estate and tax. He served on the OU Bizzell Memorial Library board and the OU College of Law Board of Visitors and was a deacon, elder and trustee at Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a founding board mem ber of Westminster Day School, a founding board member of the Westminster Church Foundation and a member of the 100 Club, which supports families of fallen policemen and firemen. Memorial contributions may be made to the OU College of Law, the Westminster Presbyterian Church Foundation or the Westminster Day School. L arry L. Field of McKinney, Texas, died March 24, 2022. He was born Aug. 20, 1937, in Liberal, Kansas. Mr. Field earned his bach elor’s degree from OSU and his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1963. He practiced in Guymon for 42 years, starting with Grester LaMar, which later became Tryon, Field, Sweet & Petty. In 1985, he established his own firm, Law Offices of Larry L. Field PC, where he practiced until his retirement in 2006.

C harles S. Holmes of Sag Harbor, New York, died March 28. He was born Dec. 29, 1944, in Bayshore, New York. Mr. Holmes graduated from Pennsylvania State University and received his J.D. from the TU College of Law. He began his career at Cities Service Co. in Tulsa as a research engineer and patent lawyer. He eventually became a partner at Doyle, Holmes, Gasaway, Green & Harris in Tulsa and was a member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Holmes collaborated with his brother in the chemical and refin ing industries to form CHART Industries Inc., which was honored as Best in State in the Plain Dealer 100 in 1997. He was named Ernst & Young’s Ohio Entrepreneur of the Year in 1996 and served on the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital board and the Harvard Medical School Endocrinology Advisory Board. He was a member of the Southampton Bath & Tennis Club, Westchester Country Club, East Hampton Golf Club and Metropolitan Club. Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. R obert Lewis Jackson of Kirkwood, Missouri, died Feb. 11, 2023. He was born Sept. 18, 1940. He received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his LL.M. from Yale Law School and the New York University School of Law. Mr. Jackson taught tax law at the NYU School of Law, clerked for Judge William Fay of the U.S. Tax Court and practiced tax law in St. Louis for more than 50 years. He also operated a cattle ranch in Oklahoma. Memorial contribu tions may be made to The Nature Conservancy, the Ethical Society of St. Louis or a charity of your choice.

W illiam G. Kerr of Oklahoma City died July 4. He was born Oct. 18, 1937. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Mr. Kerr was chair emeri tus and a founding trustee of the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Museum of Wildlife Art. G erald G. Knight of McLoud died April 10. He was born Sept. 18, 1929, in Dill City. He was drafted during the Korean War in 1951 and served in the U.S. Army for two years until 1953, serving at Fort Hood, Texas; Fort Knox, Kentucky; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Fort Sill. He graduated from OCU with his bachelor’s degree in 1955. Mr. Knight briefly worked at an accounting job with U.S. Gypsum Co. in Sweetwater, Texas, before moving back to Oklahoma. He received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1960. Mr. Knight worked as an insurance adjustor for Farmers Insurance for five years. He opened his own law practice in 1966, practicing for more than 50 years. Additionally, he was involved in real estate as a broker and founded his own oil and gas company. Mr. Knight was a member of the American Legion for more than 50 years and, with his wife, cofounded Christian Friends to Others and associated with missionaries in the Philippines, India, China and Mexico. He assisted in legal work for many new churches and min istries in several states. Memorial contributions may be made to any local church.

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