Memorial Resolutions

On February 3, 1875, the Dallas Bar Association met during court recess to pass a resolution of condolence for the death of H.H. Sneed, a fellow bar member, beginning a tradition of memorials that continues to the present day. The lawyers resolved that each member of the bar would wear “the usual badge of memory” (presumably a black armband) for thirty days.

Since that time Dallas Bar Association through its Memorial and History Committee has maintained this tradition of preserving the life and legacy of its members.

The Memorial Resolutions are adopted by the membership at the Dallas Bar Association Annual Meeting on the second Thursday in November.

The Memorial Resolutions are given to the families of all deceased Dallas Bar members. Below please find a list of those Dallas Bar members who have passed away recently. A copy of the Memorial Resolution sent to their family may be viewed by clicking the name.

Memorial Resolutions (DBA Annual Meeting 2024-present). Click here to view the archives.

Nathan Allen, Jr.
May 19, 2025

Anthony Atwell
December 17, 2024

Ray Allen Balestri
January 4, 2025

Walton Porter Bondies, Jr.
October 11, 2025

David Eugene Brusilow
March 11, 2025

Eric William Buether
October 10, 2024

Colonel Bennett Wilson Cervin
September 1, 2025

William Gray Compton
March 30, 2025

Hon. L. Clifford Davis
February 15, 2025

Diana Cheryl Dutton
February 3, 2025

Hon. Ernest John Flowers
April 30, 2025