Class Notes Fall 2019: In Memoriam

SALLE SEAMAN SOLADAY passed away on July 23, 2018. She was inspired to start a legal career in political advocacy after being escorted out of a House Un-American Activities hearing in San Francisco by a federal marshal for applauding a witness’s rebuke of the McCarthy-era interrogation. She became an outspoken female attorney in a male-dominated profession, representing individuals who were victims of discrimination and institutional racism, including an early transsexual medical malpractice case and a death penalty appeal for a man with intellectual disabilities.

1964

DAVID GREENLEAF MOORE died at his home in Riverside on Aug. 12, 2018. He had a successful, 52-year career as an attorney with Reid & Hellyer, where he earned a reputation as a pre-eminent trial attorney whose accolades included serving as lead counsel for over 20 jury trials, membership in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates, and annual listings as both a Super Lawyer and one of The Best Lawyers in America.

1962

WILLIAM “PATRICK” O’CONNOR passed away on May 6, 2019. A service was held on July 6 at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, where William spent much of his life.

1961

EDWARD A. HINZ JR. passed away on May 6, 2019. Edward served as a municipal court judge, superior court judge, and in his final years, a justice of the Court of Appeal.

1952

WILLIAM “BILL” ROWLAND SWEENEY passed away peacefully on March 8, 2019, at the age of 93.

GEORGE S. YOUNGLING passed away on Aug. 22, 2018, at age 95. He served with the United States Merchant Marines in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific during World War II and later practiced law for more than 50 years.

Faculty and Friends

NINA SEGRE passed away on Aug. 12, 2019, of a heart attack while vacationing in Alaska. Nina, a real estate lawyer, served on the UC Law SF faculty for several years, where she taught real estate transactions.

JOHN MALONE, a beloved adjunct professor, died on July 27 in Santa Ana. He was 93.

John’s career at UC Law SF began in 1979 when he joined the faculty as an adjunct. He quickly earned a reputation as a warm and kind colleague and teacher.

“I was lucky to be one of John’s students, as well as his office neighbor for a short time,” said Sarah Hooper, adjunct professor and executive director for the UCSF/UC Law SF Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy. “He was a kind person with a delightful sense of humor who took genuine interest and care with his students and colleagues. He will be greatly missed.”

John was born in Prescott, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 1926. He graduated from Loyola Law School in 1952. Prior to embarking on a teaching career, he held positions with the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of the State Bar of California.

Chancellor & Dean David Faigman remembered John fondly. “John was an incredibly important member of the UC Law SF community, attending virtually every faculty meeting, colloquium, and scholarly presentation over his many years at the school. He taught professional responsibility to generations of students, and, by his character and good acts, he modeled what it meant to be an ethical and caring lawyer for those generations of students.” Faigman added, “John will be deeply missed, but well remembered, by all that had the good fortune to know him.”

John is remembered inside of the classroom for teaching ethics and professional responsibility. But it’s his lessons outside the classroom on compassion and generosity that will be remembered most.

“John was the kind of person who, when life gave him lemons, not only made lemonade but shared it,” said Marsha Cohen, the Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law. “He was the kind of person who remembered that little kindnesses can make someone’s day.”