APRIL 2025 | 89 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL the U.S. Army and retired after 20 years of service. His service included additional education at the Officer’s Basic and Advanced Field Artillery Training Center and the Command and General Staff College. Mr. Hunt was honored with the Meritorious Service Award (4), Army Commendation Medals (2), Army Achievement Award, National Defense Service Medal (2), Overseas Service Ribbons and the Field Artillery St. Barbara’s Medal. During his last assignment as battalion executive officer at the Oklahoma recruiting command, he attended night classes at the OCU School of Law, where he received his J.D. cum laude in December 1993. While in law school, he was a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity for academic achievement. Following 10 years of solo practice, Mr. Hunt accepted a position at the Office of General Counsel with the Oklahoma Child Welfare Services, retiring as chief administrative law judge in 2016. He volunteered as board president of the Sooner Swim Club from 1990 to 2004 and spent many hours at major fundraisers and on deck as a USA Swimming official at swim meets. Memorial contributions may be made to the OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center for metastatic prostate cancer research or the Wounded Warriors Project. Joseph Emory McKimmey of Shawnee died Nov. 10. He was born June 11, 1937, in Phoenix. Mr. McKimmey received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1974. He served as a politician in the city commission, a restaurateur, an entrepreneur, an attorney and a Sunday school teacher throughout his time in Shawnee. Memorial contributions may be made to your favorite place of worship. Frederick Heins Miller of Edina, Minnesota, died Feb. 13. He was born June 22, 1937. Mr. Miller graduated from Oakwood High School in Dayton, Ohio, in 1955 and from the University of Michigan with honors in 1959. He received his J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Law School in 1962. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, and practiced law for several years before becoming a professor at the OU College of Law in 1966. Mr. Miller taught in the areas of commercial and consumer law at OU for 45 years. In recognition of his scholarly work and his dedication to teaching, he was awarded the George Lynn Cross Research Professorship and named the McAfee Professor of Law. In 1975, he was appointed by Gov. Boren to the National Law Conference and the Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, where he was instrumental in drafting material parts of what has become the Uniform Commercial Code. He served as the executive director for nine years and then as president of the National Law Conference. Mr. Miller received various awards for his work in consumer and commercial law, including the Sen. William Proxmire Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. He was a member of the American Law Institute, the ABA and the Ohio and Minnesota bar associations. Memorial contributions may be made to the OU College of Law through the OU Foundation. Phillip Reed Scott of Waurika died March 17. He was born Jan. 14, 1943, in Waurika, where he grew up and played center and linebacker on the football team, participated in 4-H and was on the 4-H National Champion Livestock Judging Team. Mr. Scott graduated from Waurika High School in 1961, attended OSU for two years – where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity – and graduated from OU in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1969. During law school, he joined the Army ROTC, where he became a brigade commander, was named the outstanding ROTC graduate and received the Gen. Hal Muldrow Pistol. He served from 1969 to 1971 in the U.S. Army as a lawyer stationed at Fort Benning, Fort Holabird and Fort Knox and did a tour of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Scott was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal twice during his service. He returned to Jefferson County in 1971 and became the assistant district attorney before opening his own practice in 1973. During his legal career, he also served as the city attorney for Waurika, Ryan, Temple, Terral and Randlett. In 2022, he retired after 52 years of legal practice. He actively served on the Waurika School Board, the Master Conservancy Board and the Jefferson County Hospital Board. He was also a member of the First Christian Church, the Rotary Club and the Waurika Chamber of Commerce. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church in Waurika or a charity of your choice.
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