Alumni Obituaries - 2026
In Memoriam
At Baylor Law School, we honor the legacy of our alumni who have passed, celebrating their contributions to the legal field and their communities.
The alumni obituaries below are organized by class year and are based on information we received from our alumni and other sources in 2026. If you are aware of the passing of a Baylor Lawyer that we have omitted, please e-mail law_alumni@baylor.edu.
Please note that the obituary links provided on this page direct to external websites. While they were active when originally posted, some links may become inactive over time.
Updated, April 30, 2026
Claude Duffey Brown, BA ’56, JD ’56
James H. Westmoreland, JD ’61
Larry B. Funderburk, BA ’61, JD ’62
Smith Edward Gilley, JD ’63
Harold W. Nix, JD ’65
Charles J. Sebesta, Jr., JD ’66
Thomas “Tommy” Wayne Wilkins, JD ’66
Shepherd “Shep” Spencer Neville III, JD ’70
William Justus “Bill” Hix, JD ’71
Mark Sanborn “Sandy” Knapp, BBA ’71, JD ’72
Sterling E. Newcomb, Jr., JD ’72
Gary Elbert Connally, JD ’73
Robert “Jeff” Jeffrey Coppock, JD ’83
Charles “Alfred” Mackenzie, BA ’87, JD ’91
Ronald "Ron” Lee Miller, LLM ’21
