THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 70 | FEBRUARY 2025 Walter Benton Ashabranner of Edmond died Nov. 22. He was born June 1, 1954. Mr. Ashabranner received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1994. Arthur S. Bay of Oklahoma City died Aug. 2, 2023. He was born March 1, 1927, in Windsor, Ontario. Mr. Bay received his J.D. from the OCU School of Law and began his career as an attorney in 1957. He was passionate about gardening, birding and traveling. Patricia L. Carroll of Mesquite, Texas, died Dec. 13. She was born Oct. 15, 1926, and grew up on a farm near Arapaho, graduating from Arapaho High School in 1944. Ms. Carroll studied at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and OCU. She received her J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1956. While in law school, she worked for Judge John Jarmon and was among his most trusted staff in his Oklahoma office when he became a U.S. representative. Upon graduation, she and her husband practiced together at the law firm of Carroll & Caroll until his death in 1982, and she continued the practice by herself until 2018. Ms. Caroll received her 60-year milestone anniversary pin. She was a member of the Tulakes Baptist Church in Bethany and enjoyed teaching Sunday school classes to adults. For many years, she crocheted a large number of small hats for a children’s home and tracheostomy covers for veterans. Murray Cohen of Oklahoma City died April 29, 2024. He was born Feb. 22, 1932, in Harlem, New York, and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx at 16 years old. Mr. Cohen earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1953 from OU. After graduation, he served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Although trained as a forward observer for the Korean War, he served his tour of duty as the chief hospital administrator of the U.S. Army hospital in Nuremberg, Germany, during the Nuremberg war trials. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve until 1961. Mr. Cohen received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1959. He practiced law from 1959 until approximately 2000 and continued to counsel friends and clients for years afterward. He earned national recognition in the ‘70s and ‘80s as a gifted turnaround artist, reorganizing distressed businesses. Memorial contributions may be made to Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, or a charity of your choice. Stephen A. Collinson of Tulsa died June 21, 2024. He was born Dec. 27, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Classen High School in 1961 and received a bachelor’s degree in political science from OSU, where he was a member of Sigma Nu. After college, Mr. Collinson joined the Army National Guard and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for his participation in armed ground conflict in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1971 and worked at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission before moving to Tulsa to work for Texaco in 1977. He was a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he served as an acolyte master, lay reader and a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. He supported his community and was a regular season ticket holder for TU sports, the Tulsa Drillers, the Tulsa Shock, the Tulsa Ballet and the Tulsa Opera. He also ran multiple Tulsa Runs and the New York City Marathon four times. Memorial contributions may be made to a nonprofit of your choice. Adam Lee Haselgren of Tulsa died Dec. 11. He was born May 25, 1976, in Denver and spent his childhood in Broomfield, Colorado. In 1991, he moved to Sidney, Nebraska, and graduated from Sidney High School in May 1994. He attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney to begin the pursuit of his lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2004. After passing the bar, he began his career with the Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office. Mr. Haselgren was adamant about providing public defense for clients who needed legal assistance. He was highly regarded and respected for his knowledge, devotion and compassion by those in Tulsa’s judicial system. Memorial contributions may be made to the family for the Adam Haselgren Memorial Scholarship at the TU College of Law to be awarded to a law student committed to public defense. In Memoriam
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