THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 96 | JUNE 2024 Robert D. Baron of Oklahoma City died Dec. 31. He was born June 11, 1943, in Moline, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Iowa and received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1968. Mr. Baron practiced law in Oklahoma City for more than 53 years. Memorial contributions may be made to Cavalier Rescue USA. George Tony Blankenship of Nichols Hills died April 20. He was born March 11, 1928, in Oklahoma City. Mr. Blankenship graduated from OU with a bachelor’s degree in government and history and received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1954. He continued his studies at the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s School and was a judge advocate general stationed in Presque Isle, Maine, and Montgomery, Alabama. After working in private practice in Oklahoma City for many years, he founded and served as chairman of the board of Nichols Hills Bank & Trust Co. From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the House of Representatives, the final two of which he served as minority floor leader. He also served as attorney general from 1990 to 2004 – the first Republican in Oklahoma to be elected – and on the OU Board of Regents from 1990 to 2004, completing his second term as chairman in 2004. Mr. Blankenship was involved in countless charitable and educational endeavors, including the Oklahoma Heritage Association, Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation, Presbyterian Health Foundation, Nichols Hills United Methodist Church, Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation, United States Marshals Association, Committee of 100, Dean McGee Eye Institute and many others. Mr. Blankenship was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and named to the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation Wall of Fame. He also had an endowed chair established by the Sarkeys Foundation in his name at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, received the 2004 OU College of Medicine Dean’s Award for Distinguished Community Service and was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters. Memorial contributions may be made to one of the charitable or educational endeavors he supported. James Boyd Carnagey of Fort Gibson died Aug. 27, 2023. He was born Nov. 8, 1942, in Hominy. Mr. Carnagey graduated from Northeastern State University and received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1983. He worked as a city attorney for Fort Gibson for many years and as an assistant district attorney for Muskogee County and served his clients as an attorney and tax accountant. He was also a member of the Fort Gibson State Bank Board of Directors and the American Bar Association. Mr. Carnagey served in the U.S. Air Force and was a proud member of the Frank Gladd American Legion Post 20 in Fort Gibson. He was a lifetime member of the alumni associations of Northeastern State University and OSU. Memorial contributions may be made to the Frank Gladd American Legion Post 20. Angela K. Fenwick Hamil of Norman died April 18. She was born Jan. 29, 1967, in McAlester. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from OU, where she was a member of Chi Omega. Ms. Hamil received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1992. She was primarily a solo practitioner, focusing on medical malpractice and family law. During the last decade of her career, she worked as in-house counsel for a mental health company. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or a food bank in your area. E. Edd Pritchett Sr. of Kingfisher died April 25. He was born March 23, 1941, in Cashion. He graduated from Cashion High School in 1959 and was a member and lifelong supporter of the National FFA Organization. Mr. Pritchett graduated from OSU in 1963, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho. He put himself through night school and received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1967. His interest in politics led him to work as an attorney for Gov. Dewey F. Bartlett. Mr. Pritchett helped start and write bylaws for the American Gelbvieh Association, was instrumental in getting the Spiro Mounds designated as a national historic site, protected the Gloss Mountains as a state park and stopped AT&T from charging long-distance rates for calls from Oklahoma City to Cashion and surrounding communities. He was an OBA member for over 50 years and held a single-engine pilot’s license. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cashion FFA. In Memoriam
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