April 2005
In Memoriam
Edward Shaw
Edward Shaw served in the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in World War II, achieving the rank of second lieutenant. He was a bombardier. In 1947 Shaw graduated from the University of Washington. In 1953 he graduated from Gonzaga Law School. He was a private attorney for 50 years, retiring in 2004. He was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Spokane County Bar Association, and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include two daughters, a son, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Edward Everett Shaw of Spokane died February 7, 2005, aged 91.
John A. Feutz
John Feutz devoted his life to the community of Lakewood, where he was born and raised and remained a resident for all of his life. Feutz graduated from the University of Puget Sound Law School in 1977.
In school and in life, he was a sports enthusiast and a great politician. He enjoyed camping, vacationing with his family, building model boats, and collecting antiques. He held many occupational positions, including prosecuting attorney, Pierce County judge pro tem, and City of Lakewood Municipal Court judge.
Feutz is survived by his wife, three children, two brothers, one sister, and many nieces and nephews.
John A. Feutz was born November 18, 1949, and died February 4, 2005, aged 55.
Daniel Brink
Dan Brink was a dedicated lawyer and sailor. It was that dedication, friends say, that led the prominent Seattle attorney and former state legislator through legal battles ranging from the Kingdome construction to attempts to restructure the state Democratic Party.
Brink was a native of Bay Lake, MN, where his father owned a fishing resort, and grew up loving the outdoors. He was a hunter and fisherman, and traded the pelts of animals he trapped for credit at Sears. He served in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for two years at Fort Lee, VA, before going into private practice in Seattle.
“Dan’s rule was that anybody who walked through the front door got help,” said his former law partner Joe Trethewey. “He never turned anybody down. He didn’t ask about money first. None of those rules applied in our joint.”
Brink served in the State House of Representatives from 1959 through 1963. Beyond his professional duties, Brink was a sailor’s sailor. He raced his boat, “Tonic,” for years.
Brink is survived by his wife, a nephew, and a niece.
Daniel Peter Brink died from esophageal cancer December 15, 2004, aged 75.
Kim Barry
Kim Barry, an associate counsel at NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, a legal research and advocacy center in New York City, was struck by a truck in November 2004 and later died from her injuries.
“Her death is a loss to her family, our community, and higher education,” said NYU President John Sexton, who knew Barry both as a student and as a colleague. “She was a person of manifest intelligence, energy, and charm.” Barry was born in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University. She went on to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University; the Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales in Geneva, Switzerland; and NYU School of Law, where she was a Dean’s Scholar and a Law Review articles editor. As a student, she served as a research assistant to Professor Ron Noble, secretary-general of Interpol. Through law school clinics, she traveled to Eritrea to work on international development and represented Alabama death-row inmates.
Barry clerked for Judge Betty Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and entered private practice in Seattle before returning to New York University as a Katz Fellow and associate counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. At the Brennan Center, she worked on democracy and poverty projects, including an effort to restore voting rights to felons in Florida.
She is survived by her mother and father, two sisters, a grandmother, and her companion, Gavin Butler. She was 35 when she died.
William Denend
Denend grew up on his grandparents’ dairy farm in Drews Prairie, WA. He graduated from Hill’s Military Academy in Portland in 1939 as the youngest member of his class. Denend earned his J.D. from the University of Montana. At age 16, he enlisted in the Army and retired after 31 years of service in 1973 as a colonel. He served during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He served in the infantry, as an aviator, and as a parachutist. He also worked with NATO. He was highly decorated; his 25 awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and United Nations Service Medal.
He was active in many organizations, including the Tacoma YMCA, American Cribbage Congress, CAP Kitsap County Senior Squadron, Kitsap AV Squadron, and American Legion. Denend was a master gardener, and enjoyed traveling, wine making, and baking family birthday cakes.
Denend is survived by his wife, Martha; five sons; two daughters; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
William Leonard Denend was born in Centralia May 27, 1923, and died March 9, 2005, in University Place, aged 81.
Gordon H. Goldsmith
Goldsmith attended O’Dea High School in Seattle. He graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1979. He was involved in land use law for the last 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, two children, four brothers, three sisters, and many nieces and nephews.
Gordon “Gordy” H. Goldsmith died January 26, 2005, aged 50.
James D. Horton
After his kidneys deteriorated and an early transplant failed, Jim Horton never took things for granted. When a second transplant took, Horton made the most of it. Horton lived 29 years after that kidney transplant, for the last two decades in a wheelchair after injuring his back in a fall. None of his medical problems stopped him from being active. Although he could no longer walk, Horton kept his perspective, his daughter said. “There are people paralyzed from the neck down,” he told her. “We’re so lucky.”
Horton worked many years at the Clark County prosecuting attorney’s office. Eventually he went into private practice. Horton put in long days at the firm Blair Schaefer Hutchinson & Wolfe, and after work always went swimming. He biked using a hand-pedaled bicycle, kayaked the Lewis River in a specially made craft, and skied down slopes on a monoski.
James Daryl Horton died December 26, 2004, aged 63.
Eldon W. Anderson
Eldon Anderson attended the UW and was a proud member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, where he met many lifelong friends. After graduating in 1943, he joined the Marine Corps. He quickly became an officer, and saw action on Saipan, Tinion, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. After the war, he returned to Seattle and entered law school. While in school, he met his future wife, Juanita (Ty). They married in 1947, and he earned his law degree in 1948. An accounting degree soon followed.
Anderson is survived by his wife, three children, four grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Eldon Willmar Anderson of Edmonds was born September 18, 1921, and died December 2, 2004, aged 83.
James C. Lynch
James Lynch was a former Wenatchee mayor, a self-proclaimed “political animal” who was instrumental in creating the city’s riverfronts parks and the regional Link bus system. He served four terms as mayor, from 1978 to 1994, and then two years later, at the age of 70, he was elected Chelan County Commissioner.
At the age of 16, Jim ran away from home, and lied about his age to join the Navy. Lynch served three years in the Navy in World War II before he was seriously wounded and sent home. He then decided on a career in law, and graduated from Gonzaga Law School in 1954. He served six years as Chelan County prosecutor, and was then appointed a municipal and district court judge. Jim was a gifted negotiator who believed that politics was the art of making things happen. He said, “An elected official represents, and is a trustee, for his constituents.”
A week before his death, Lynch was especially proud to receive the 50-Year Award of Honor from the WSBA.
Lynch is survived by his wife, six children, four stepchildren, 19 grandchildren, and a brother.
James Cooper Lynch was born February 20, 1926, and died January 13, 2005, aged 78.
Albert R. Malanca Jr.
Malanca had a long and distinguished legal career. For more than five decades, he earned the respect of judges and lawyers across the country. He was a member of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, and for years he served as a delegate to the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference. He was also one of the founders of the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Washington. He was selected in the “Best Lawyers in America” publication every year starting in 1987 in three categories: business litigation; personal injury; and general litigation, including antitrust.
Malanca served as lead counsel for the city of Tacoma and more than a dozen public utilities involved in the Washington Public Power Supply System Securities Litigation, one of the largest securities cases ever filed. Malanca was the primary architect of a complex set of settlements, which resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings to Tacoma and northwest ratepayers. Malanca also successfully defended the City of Tacoma in several lawsuits brought by property owners near the Tacoma landfill for alleged contamination. In the end, his efforts and strategy resulted in the city’s actually making a profit from the litigation. Malanca also represented thousands of plaintiffs in a variety of multi-million-dollar environmental lawsuits brought by property owners in Kitsap County, Maple Valley, Thurston County, and Yakima for damages caused by landfills and sewer treatment plants. Collectively he recovered nearly $50 million for those clients. Most recently, Malanca defended a major international fish trading company in a complex antitrust lawsuit in Alaska involving $2 billion in damages.
Malanca is survived by his wife, three children, three stepchildren, two grandchildren, a sister, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Albert R. Malanca Jr. died peacefully January 19, 2005, aged 77.
Robert Moch
Bob Moch was coxswain of the 1936 University of Washington eight-oared crew that won the Olympic gold medal in front of Adolph Hitler. The Huskies’ victory in the 1936 Olympics is considered among the greatest achievements in state history. “Bob was a great friend, a great coxswain and a great person,” said Huskies teammate Jim McMillin of Bainbridge Island. The other surviving oarsmen from the storied crew are Roger Morris of Maple Valley and Joe Rantz of Redmond.
Memorials are suggested to the Dick Erickson Scholarship Fund at the UW, the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, and the Sigma Tau Education Foundation.
Moch is survived by his wife, six children, 13 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.
Robert Gaston Moch was born in Montesano and died January 7, 2005, aged 90.
Steven Victor Lundgren
Steve Lundgren was many things to many people: outstanding attorney, avid salmon fisherman, sports enthusiast, golfer, and gardener. Remembrances can be made to South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group or Evergreen Hospice.
Lundgren is survived by his wife, three children, two brothers, one sister, and one grandson.
Steven Victor Lundgren was born February 27, 1941, and passed away peacefully at home after a noble fight with cancer on January 11, 2005, aged 63.
Scott Sullivan
Born and raised in Seattle, Sullivan received his law degree from the University of Puget Sound. He practiced law for 10 years. During this time he also coached St. Therese middle school boys’ basketball, taking several teams to championship level. He then obtained a teaching certificate to pursue his dream of becoming a middle school teacher. He taught one year at St. George School before illness forced him to resign. He made devoted friends easily, from all walks of life, and in the many and diverse circles in which he so comfortably moved. He loved listening to rhythm-and-blues and jazz; playing, coaching, and watching basketball; working in the yard; and renovating old cars and old houses. Donations in Scott’s memory may be made to the Washington Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands, or St. Therese School Athletic Program.
Sullivan is survived by his wife, three children, two sisters, and one brother.
Scott Patrick Sullivan died January 11, 2005, after a long illness, suffered heroically, aged 47.
Craig E. Kastner
Kastner graduated from Gonzaga Law School in 1975. He prac-ticed law in Seattle with the law firm of Williams, Kastner and Gibbs from 1975- to 1983. Afterwards, he had a private law practice in Issaquah and then in Poulsbo until his death. Craig was a member of the Washington Athletic Club and Poulsbo Athletic Club. He was also a member of the American Trial Lawyers, the Washington State Trial Lawyers’ Association, Rotary Club of Silverdale, and the Poulsbo Chamber of Com-merce. He was an avid sports fisherman and tennis player, and excelled at snow- and water-skiing. He loved the wa-ter, and eventually acquired a waterfront home near Poulsbo.
Kastner is survived by his parents, one sister, and two brothers.
Craig E. Kastner was born August 4, 1950, in Seattle, and passed away February 13, 2005, after a brief illness, aged 54.
David A. Kastle
Kastle is survived by his wife, three children, his parents, one brother, one sister, and many other family members. Contributions can be made in Kastle’s name to Neurofibromatosis Foundation, WA Chapter, 22835.
David Kastle was born April 22, 1957, and died suddenly January 25, 2005, aged 47.
Kim Earl Dupuis
Kim Dupuis graduated from Whitman College in 1975, and then attended Willamette University Law School. Dupuis first worked as a public defender in Vancouver, WA, and then in Everett. In 1988, he established a family law practice in Everett. He never promoted himself but instead relied upon his reputation — as a sage counselor and, where necessary, a fierce trial lawyer — to build his practice. He co-founded the firm of Dupuis & Schwimmer in 1998, with partner Rafe Schwimmer, and practiced law until he became ill with cancer in November 2004.
Dupuis loved fine things but never hungered for them. He was happier showing off the finest mountaineering tent than he ever would have been owning an expensive car. He climbed all of the Northwest’s major volcanoes and summited Mt. Rainier several times. Once he had acquired a boat, no corner of the San Juans was safe from his exploration. His work was important to him but never owned him. He cared deeply for his clients and they for him. In a profession marked by conflict, he strove to avoid it. His great sense of humor, and his thoughtful amusement at the human foibles he witnessed, earned him his reputation as a wise and caring, though sometimes stubborn, advocate.
Dupuis is survived by his father; his daughter, Sarah; and his brother Bill. Remembrances may be made to the Washington Environmental Council.
Kim Earl Dupuis was born March 22, 1953, and died January 4, 2005, aged 51.
Lisa Christine Vigna
Vigna grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia, graduating magna cum laude in 1991 with a B.A. in journalism. On April 22, 1989, she married John A. Vigna. While living in Darmstadt, Germany, she completed her degree via independent study while her husband was stationed there with the U.S. Army. After the family was transferred to Fort Lewis, Vigna attended Seattle University Law School, where she graduated with honors in 1996 and became a member of the WSBA. During her law school studies, she interned as a Pierce County prosecuting attorney.
In 1997, Vigna entered the U.S. Army with a direct commission as a member of the Army Staff Judge Advocate Corps, where she served the Army faithfully and honorably for eight years as an administrative law attorney, prosecuting attorney, associate professor of law, and criminal law division chief at Fort Drum, New York; the United States Military Academy at West Point; and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. For her dedicated service, she received several awards and commendations, including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, the Army Achievement Medal, and two Humanitarian Service Medals.
Vigna passed away after a three-year battle with cancer. During that battle, her courage, strength, and positive attitude truly inspired everyone. A loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend, as well as an exemplary soldier and attorney, Vigna made everyone a better person just for knowing her. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Vigna is survived by her husband, LTC John Vigna; two daughters; her parents; her sister; and her brother.
Lisa Christine Vigna was born June 22, 1967, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died February 5, 2005, in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, aged 37.
Bernice Jonson
Jonson joined her father’s practice after graduating from the UW Law School in 1936. Her law career spanned six decades. Jonson began handling divorce cases in the 1960s. “There wasn’t anybody in her heyday who had anything to do with domestic-relations cases who didn’t know of her reputation. If you had a high-stakes case that required good, vigorous advocacy, you wanted to either hire Bernice Jonson or make damn sure your opponent didn’t,” recalled William Baker, now a judge on the state Court of Appeals.
Jonson worked very long hours, but she didn’t neglect her family. She would go to work very early, then come home and make breakfast, then return to the office after her children had gone to school. Then she would return for dinner and often go back to work after that. She loved to fish and was active in her church.
Jonson is survived by four sons, 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Bernice C. Jonson, known as the Grande Dame of divorce law, the Barracuda of Ballard, died March 7, 2005, aged 90.
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