The Oklahoma Bar Journal October 2026

W arren C.H. Plunk of He was born May 6, 1972, in San Luis Obispo, California. He graduated from the University of California Riverside with a bachelor’s degree in history. Mr. Plunk received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 2003. For 19 years, he started a solo prac tice in which he handled criminal defense cases. He was recognized through numerous honors, including the 2017 Lawyers of Distinction Award and his selec tion as a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation. His profound commitment to justice ultimately inspired his recent candidacy for Oklahoma County district judge. Oklahoma City died Aug. 29.

D on Marvin Powers of Edmond died Feb. 5. He was born Feb. 15, 1945, in Claremore. He graduated from Northeastern State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a double minor in political science and psychology. Mr. Powers served in the U.S. Air Force, spending a year in Vietnam, where he was an air surveillance officer. He grad uated from the University of Tulsa with a master’s degree. He served as a budget analyst for the City of Dallas, budget manager for the Dallas Transit System and assistant director of aviation and airport director for eight years, leading Tulsa International and R. L. Jones Jr. Airports. Later, he moved to Kansas City, where he served as executive director of facilities,

transportation and capital improve ments for the Kansas City, Missouri School District. In 1991, he joined UCO as facilities director, then created the first UCO Department of Environmental Health and Safety and served as its director for almost ten years. Mr. Powers received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law and formed Powers at Law LLC in 2000. C raig Douglas Reffner died July 4. He was born Sept. 27, 1963. Mr. Reffner received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1989. C arolyn June Tucker of Oklahoma City died June 2. She was born Jan. 20, 1956. Ms. Tucker received her J.D. from the OU College of Law.

Garvin A. Isaacs April 3, 1945 – Aug. 9, 2026 2016 OBA President

Garvin Isaacs of Oklahoma City died Aug. 9. He was born April 3, 1945, in Carnegie. He grew up in Caddo County and attended Apache High School, where he led the basketball team in scoring for all four years. He went on to attend Texas Christian University on an athletic scholarship for basketball and graduated with a degree in government. After college, he played professional basketball in the New England Basketball League for three years. During this time, he attended graduate school classes at the University of Bridgeport. He received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1974. Mr. Isaacs spent one year as an assistant dis trict attorney for Oklahoma County before joining the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office. After three years, he entered private practice. In 1993, Mr. Isaacs helped establish the Trial Lawyers College. He served as a board member and instructor for the college until 2003. He later served as president of the Oklahoma Bar Association in 2016. He presented continuing legal education programs and demonstrations in 17 states, as well as for the Canadian Criminal Trial Lawyers and at the Inns of Court in London.

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