The Oklahoma Bar Journal March 2023

J ohn E. Montazzoli of Edmond died Jan. 4. He was born May 5, 1947, in Rahway, New Jersey. Mr. Montazzoli received his bach elor’s degree in political science from the University of Charleston and began his career as a jour nalist, covering the legislature and politics for years. He went on to receive his J.D. from the OCU School of Law. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the First Tee of Metropolitan Oklahoma City. C onnie Kay Moore of Tulsa died Oct. 31. She was born May 20, 1948. Ms. Moore received her J.D. from the TU College of Law. L ynda Brown Nichols of Grove died June 12, 2022. She was born Nov. 10, 1949, in Miami. She received her J.D from the TU College of Law in 1987. Ms. Nichols was a proud member of the Cherokee Nation. R ichard A. Resetaritz of Edmond died Jan. 2. He was born April 5, 1954. Mr. Resetaritz received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1979. He was a member of the OBA Government and Administrative Law Practice Section and the Labor and Employment Law Section. T ed M. Riseling Jr. of Tulsa died Dec. 20. He was born Oct. 25, 1942, in Oklahoma City. Mr. Riseling served in the Army National Guard of Oklahoma until he was honorably discharged in 1969. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1969. For the first four years of his legal career, he worked as a trial attorney in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel until switching to private practice, even tually opening his own law firm

D ale Lynn Jackson of Collinsville died Feb. 1. He was born June 15, 1957, in Seminole. Mr. Jackson received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1985. He practiced both accounting and law for more than 35 years in Oologah. Memorial contributions may be made to his granddaughter through a member of his family. R oss N. Johnson of Oklahoma City died Jan. 21. He was born April 14, 1949, in Dallas. Mr. Johnson received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1974. He served as chairman of OCU’s Kappa Alpha housing and spent several years in private practice before retiring. C lifford A. Jones of Austin, Texas, died Oct. 13. He was born Aug. 14, 1953. Mr. Jones received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1977. He prac ticed in the areas of corporate financing and corporation and bankruptcy law. L arry Bailey Lipe of Tulsa died Feb. 7. He was born July 11, 1951. Mr. Lipe received his J.D. from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1976. R obert Dennis Long of Palm Springs, California, died Nov. 29. He was born Nov. 12, 1952, in Ardmore. Mr. Long received his J.D. from the OU College of Law. Memorial contri butions may be made to your local animal and homeless shelters. W arren K. Miller of Woodland Hills, California, died July 23, 2022. He was born Dec. 23, 1944. Mr. Miller received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1972.

in 1978. He served as the director of the Tulsa Estate Planning Forum and lectured extensively before the OBA and Tulsa County Bar Association on taxation and estate planning matters. W illiam Jarboe Ross of Oklahoma City died Nov. 17. He was born May 9, 1930. Mr. Ross received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1954 and began working at the Oklahoma City Municipal Counselor’s Office before joining the law firm of Rainey, Flynn, Green & Anderson as an associate. He became a partner five years later and a senior partner 10 years after that. He was passionate about the nonprofit community, serving in various leadership positions. He chaired the Federal Judicial Nominating Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and served as a member of the Admissions and Grievances Committee. He received multiple honors for his service and leadership, such as an honorary degree in humane letters from OU and induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. M ichael Francis Shepard of Round Rock, Texas, died Dec. 20, 2021. He was born April 24, 1946, in Northampton, Massachusetts. Mr. Shepard attended Columbia University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He served aboard the USS Hermitage LSD-34 for two years before his second posting brought him to London. Upon return, he completed his undergraduate degree and received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1979. He worked as an oil and gas attorney for more than 30 years.

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