1960s | DEV-College of Law | Illinois

Thomas J. Penn ’67

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:01:59 +0000

Thomas “Tim” J. Penn, Jr. passed away at his home in Peoria, Ill., on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.

Bruce Cook ’66

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:47:06 +0000

Bruce N. Cook died Thursday, January 2, 2025, in Saint Louis, MO, at the age of 84. After serving four years in the Navy, Bruce earned his law degree and started his own law firm and served as a Democratic national and state central committeeman during his career.

Robert Watson ’63

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:46:16 +0000

Robert “Bob” Laverne Watson, 87, of Brighton, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025. After earning his law degree, Bob worked for the State Department and Illinois Attorney General before opening his own firm in his hometown.

Robert L. Watson ’63

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:45:51 +0000

Robert L. Watson died Saturday, January 11, 2025, surrounded by his family at the age of 87.

Allen E. Jacobs ’68

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:40:40 +0000

After 55 years as a practicing attorney, Allen Jacobs has retired as of January 31, 2023.

William Ahlenius ’61

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:34:58 +0000

William “Bill” Matheson Ahlenius passed away on December 18, 2024. Bill was a double Illini and a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and ultimately achieved the rank of Commander. Bill spent the majority of his career at the Peoria, Illinois, firm of Swain, Johnson, and Gard, making partner and becoming a well-respected pillar of the Peoria legal community. Bill’s granddaughter, Blair Engerman, followed in his footsteps and graduated from the College of Law in 2020.

David Murray ’60

Chris Davies — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 16:32:06 +0000

David Murray, retired partner of Ward Murray Pace and Johnson of Sterling, Illinois, was awarded the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award by the FAA for 50 years of safe flying without an accident or violation of an FAA regulation.

John Greanias ’67

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:14:01 +0000

1/24/24: John Greanias has been awarded a research grant to develop a curriculum for academic study of the evolution of moral and ethical principles of United States law. The grant was awarded by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Greanias is presently a lecturer at Santa Clara University School of Law and a member of the faculty of Stanford Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop. He previously served as an Illinois Circuit Court Judge (1987- 2008).

Henry Kramer ’65

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:06:12 +0000

4/23/24: Henry E. “Woody” Kramer died on December 12, 2023, at the age of 82. He was a partner in the Brainard, Bower & Kramer law firm in Charleston, Illinois, and practiced law there for nearly 50 years.