The Oklahoma Bar Journal September 2023

I n M emoriam

P aul Willson Austin of Norman died Jan. 16. He was born June 25, 1960, in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Austin studied law at the University of Oxford and received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1985. He practiced with the law firm of Israel & Israel and with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma in Lawton, where he later served as managing attorney in the Norman office. He then practiced in the private sector as a tireless advocate for children and families. Mr. Austin donated his time as a guardian ad litem and volunteered as a moot court and skills competition judge, passing his knowledge on to future lawyers. He also provided his auctioneering services to the Organization for the Advancement of Women in the Law and served as president of the Cleveland County Bar Association, past president of the Sooner Theatre board and com missioner on the Norman Housing Authority board. Memorial contri butions may be made to any of Mr. Austin’s favorite organizations or to one that is dear to your heart. C arlton Wayne Dimery of Norman died July 8. He was born March 29, 1972, in Norman. Mr. Dimery received his J.D. from

at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission before returning to Sand Springs, where she set up a CPA law firm. She was co-chair of the first Sand Springs Community Thanksgiving Dinner and a mem ber of the Sand Springs First United Methodist Church and the Sand Springs Rotary Club, in which she served as president and fellow. M ark William Osby of Yukon died July 23. He was born Nov. 29, 1968, in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Osby received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1994. He was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and served as master councilor and eventu ally state master councilor at the Will Rogers Chapter of DeMolay International. Mr. Osby was a director of the YLD board begin ning in 1998 and the YLD chair in 2004. Additionally, he was involved in Mock Trial, including serving as the chair of the OBA YLD Mock Trial Committee and volunteering as a mentor and judge for several years. In 2000, he served as the president of the Canadian County Bar Association, and he was awarded the OBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award in 2005.

the OU College of Law in 2001. He began his legal career at the Dimery Law Offices in Norman, working alongside his father who had been practicing for more than 60 years. He was involved in community organizations such as Leadership Norman and previ ously served as vice president of the Jazz in June Board of Directors. R oger Duncan Graham of Fort Worth, Texas, died June 27. He was born Aug. 22, 1951, in Rotan, Texas. He received his J.D., magna cum laude , from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1981. Mr. Graham and his wife practiced law in Oklahoma City offices for 20 years before moving to Southlake, Texas. He was dedicated to the oil and gas industry and the law, practicing until his death. D onna Dee McLain of Sand Springs died Oct. 14, 2022. She was born Oct. 2, 1953. Ms. McLain received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1987. After college, she worked in Los Angeles as an accountant for several different companies before returning to Oklahoma and prac ticing law. Ms. McLain also worked

The obituary published in the August Oklahoma Bar Journal for Federal Administrative Law Judge Angelita Aunko Hamilton incorrectly stated that she had passed away. This information is not correct. Ms. Hamilton is alive and doing well. The Oklahoma Bar Journal and the Oklahoma Bar Association deeply regret this serious error and express our apologies to her and her family and friends.

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