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Roderick B. Mathews

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 7, 2012

Former Virginia State Bar President Roderick B. Mathews died of cancer April 27 at his home in Richmond. He was 71.
The retired Troutman Sanders partner helped launch the World Justice Project in 2006 and was serving as its treasurer at the time of his death.
Mr. Mathews was born in Lawton, Okla. and moved to Richmond [...]

L. Farnum Johnson Jr.

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Published: May 7, 2012

Former Falls Church lawyer L. Farnum Johnson Jr. died March 31 in Littleton, Colo. He was 82.
Mr. Johnson was a sole practitioner who maintained a law office in Falls Church from 1955 until his retirement in 2007. He was a 1954 graduate of the George Washington University law school.
Mr. Johnson concentrated his practice in the [...]

Richard L. Lawrence

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Published: April 2, 2012

Richard Lee Lawrence, who served as Roanoke’s commonwealth’s attorney from 1971 to 1973, died March 18 in a three-vehicle crash in Roanoke County. He was 74.
According to Roanoke County police, his vehicle crossed the center line and struck another car head-on. He was dead at the scene. Neither alcohol nor speed were factors in the [...]

John F. Carroll IV

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Published: March 19, 2012

University of Richmond law Prof. John F. Carroll IV died March 8 at age 44.
A native of New Jersey, Prof. Carroll attended school in Chesterfield County, graduating from Midlothian High School in 1985. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1989. Combining his love of science and the law, he received [...]

Thomas L. Bricken

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Published: March 12, 2012

Thomas L. Bricken, who practiced law in the Fredericksburg area for more than 30 years, died March 6. He was 63.
Mr. Bricken had battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, for two years.
He was the head of the Frederickburg office of Sands Anderson PC. He served as president of the Fredericksburg Rotary Club and [...]

Francis N. Crenshaw

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Published: March 12, 2012

Francis N. Crenshaw, a retired senior partner of the Norfolk firm of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, died Jan. 26. He was 89.
A native of Washington, D.C., he attended the University of Virginia, where he played on the football team. After World War II broke out, he accelerated his course work at U.Va. and graduated in [...]

Peter G. Decker Jr.

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Published: February 13, 2012

Peter G. Decker Jr. of Norfolk and of Bal Harbour, Fla., died of cancer on Feb. 3. He was 76.
Mr. Decker was widely known as a cheerleader and supporter of Norfolk and its people and a generous friend to many in the region.
A graduate of Maury High School, Mr. Decker served two years in [...]

Maurice H. Bell Jr.

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Published: February 13, 2012

Richmond lawyer Maurice H. Bell Jr. died Feb. 5. He was 70.
Mr. Bell was a graduate of Randolph-Macon College, and attended the University of Richmond law school.
He practiced law in Richmond for over 30 years, and he was a deacon and elder at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Patrick Bell; [...]

Glenn B. McClanan

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: February 6, 2012

Former longtime state Del. Glenn B. McClanan, D-Virginia Beach, husband of former Virginia Beach Councilwoman Reba McClanan, died Jan. 26. He was 77.
Mr. McClanan served in the House of Delegates from 1972 until 1991, when he lost his seat to current Gov. Bob McDonnell. As a legislator, he built a reputation advocating consumer and environmental [...]

Coy M. Kiser Jr.

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Published: February 6, 2012

Coy M. Kiser Jr., retired General District Judge of the 25th Judicial District, passed away on Jan. 28 in Augusta County. He was 79.
Judge Kiser served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Guam during the Korean War. Afterwards, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and a law degree [...]

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