The Bench & Bar magazine is published to provide members of the KBA with information that will increase their knowledge of the law, improve the practice of law, and assist in improving the quality of legal services for the citizenry.
Issue link: https://kentuckybenchandbar.epubxp.com/i/245872
As a final tribute, the Bench & Bar publishes brief memorials recognizing KBA members in good standing as space permits and at the discretion of the editors. Please submit either written information or a copy of an obituary that has been published in a newspaper. Submissions may be edited for space. Memorials should be sent to sroberts@kybar.org. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .City . . . . . . . . . . .State . . . .Deceased Date Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .City . . . . . . . . . . .State . . . .Deceased Date Arthur E. Abshire . . . . . . . .Lexington . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Nov. 24, 2013 William R. Meredith . . . . . .Harrodsburg . . . .KY . . . . . . .Sept. 14, 2013 E. Gerry Barker . . . . . . . . . .Sellersburg . . . . .IN . . . . . . . . .Oct. 31, 2013 Harry B. Miller Jr. . . . . . . . .Lexington . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Nov. 11, 2013 Samuel Paul Chandler . . . .Whitesburg . . . . .KY . . . . . . . . .Oct. 8, 2013 Robert E. Rawlins . . . . . . .Smithfield . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Oct. 16, 2013 Virginia Ann Curry . . . . . . .Mount Eden . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Nov. 28, 2013 Wilfrid A. Schroder . . . . . . .Wilder . . . . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Oct. 26, 2013 John W. Fleck . . . . . . . . . . .Louisville . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Oct. 29, 2010 Thomas Edward Schwietz .Shelbyville . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Oct. 19, 2013 Lois A. Gruhin . . . . . . . . . .Columbus . . . . . .OH . . . . . . .Sept. 28, 2013 Kenneth W. Smith . . . . . . .Lexington . . . . . .KY . . . . . . . . .Nov. 7, 2013 William A. Labach . . . . . . .Georgetown . . . . .KY . . . . . . . .Oct. 28, 2013 Retired United States Air Force Colonel Thomas E. Schwietz, 81, of Shelbyville and formerly of Louisville, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2013, at his residence. A native of Saint Paul, Minn., he was the son of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Kantack Schwietz. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Eric Michael Schwietz M.D.; and five of his six older siblings. He served as a pilot and air commander with the United States Air Force from 1955 through 1984, where he received numerous decorations including Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star Medal. Thomas E. Schwietz Schwietz earned an undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and Masters of Science degrees in Public Administration in 1964 and International Affairs in 1971 from George Washington University. He also attended the National War College from 1970 to 1971. In 1990 he earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, he served as an assistant Commonwealth attorney for Jefferson County, and was a partner in the Louisville law firm of Keats and Schwietz from 1994 until his retirement in 2008. He volunteered with the AARP as a tax return preparer and had a life-long passion for golf, starting when he was the Minnesota State Junior Champion during his senior year in high school. Over 17,000 attorneys are licensed to practice in the state of Kentucky. It is vitally important that you keep the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) informed of your correct mailing address. Pursuant to rule SCR 3.175, all KBA members must maintain a current address at which he or she may be communicated, as well as a physical address if your mailing address is a Post Office address. If you move, you must notify the Executive Director of the KBA within 30 days. All roster changes must be in writing and 52 must include your 5-digit KBA member identification number. There are several ways to do this for your convenience. B&B; • 1.14 BEFORE YOU MOVE... VISIT our website at www.kybar.org to make ONLINE changes or to print an Address Change/Update Form EMAIL the Executive Director via the Membership Department at kcobb@kybar.org FAX the Address Change/Update Form obtained from our website or other written notification to: Executive Director/Membership Department (502) 564-3225 MAIL the Address Change/Update Form obtained from our website or other written notification to: Kentucky Bar Association Executive Director 514 W. Main St. Frankfort, KY 40601-1812 * Announcements sent to the Bench & Bar's Who, What, When & Where column or communication with other departments other than the Executive Director do not comply with the rule and do not constitute a formal roster change with the KBA.