The Oklahoma Bar Journal August 2022

N athan Drew Hendrickson of Muskogee died Feb. 14, 2021. He was born July 2, 1976, in Muskogee. Mr. Hendrickson received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2009. R ichard Alvin Robinson of Oklahoma City died May 3. He was born June 28, 1947, and graduated from Classen High School, where he placed in the national debate tournament as a junior. Mr. Robinson earned bachelor’s degrees in sociology and urban planning from Yale University and did graduate work in sociology at OU. He received his J.D. with highest honors from the OCU School of Law in 1981 and was named to the Order of Barristers and National Moot Court team. Memorial contributions may be made to Positive Tomorrows. J ohn Bruce Jarboe of Tulsa died May 1. He was born March 28, 1940, in Tulsa. Mr. Jarboe received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1965, where he graduated first in his class and was named outstand ing law student. He participated in the Attorney General’s Honor Programwith the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., until 1966, when he was drafted into the U.S. Army as a private first class. He served at Fort Polk, Louisiana, for two years and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service for his work in the Legal Department. He was discharged in 1968 with the rank of specialist fifth class. In 1970, Mr. Jarboe started his own law firm, where he practiced until December 2021. He was a member of Southern Hills Country Club and Summit Club and served as general

counsel for the Catholic Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma from 1985 until 2016. Memorial contri butions may be made to Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma. K irk Edward Johnson of Norman died June 7. He was born Dec. 8, 1972, in Ada. Mr. Johnson graduated from Ada High School in 1991, where he was a member of the varsity golf team. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1998 and practiced law in Ada and Las Vegas before becoming assistant general counsel for Chickasaw Nation Industries in 2006. In 2011, he was named general counsel of CNI and was serving in that role at the time of his death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Fellowship of Christian Athletes or the McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church. A nnelle S. Lanford of Tulsa died April 24. She was born Oct. 14, 1927, in Tulsa. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OU, Ms. Lanford received her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1957 – she was one of six women in her class. She began her legal career at the Tulsa law firm of Farmer, Woolsey, Flippo and Bailey, and she later went into practice with her brother. Ms. Lanford was a member of the Tulsa chapters of Pilot Club International and Business and Professional Women. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation.

National Guard. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from OSU. He then worked as an accountant for several years and opened General Business Services in Enid, where he was awarded the fastest-growing business in his first year. Mr. Ford received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1980. He practiced law in Enid, Hinton, Geary, Guymon and Oklahoma City and served as a municipal judge in Dover. He was an avid fisher, bow hunter and white tail guide and served as president of the Oklahoma Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Memorial contributions may be made to Reel Recovery. W illiam Lee Ford of Midwest City died May 10. He was born March 7, 1949. Mr. Ford received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1992. J ames L. Gullett of Oklahoma City died June 14. He was born Dec. 16, 1930, in Clinton. Mr. Gullett served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1961 and went into private practice. In 1966, he was appointed a U.S. commissioner and served the Western District of Oklahoma until 1971, when he became an assistant attorney general. He resigned from this position when he was selected as one of a group of 30 national court administrator trainees. He later served as the trial court adminis trator for Oklahoma and Canadian counties. In 1978, he was appointed Oklahoma County district judge and held that position until his retirement in 1994. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church.

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