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In memoriam: James P. Dolan

James P. Dolan, 83, a native of Chicago, passed away after a long illness on Oct. 23. Dolan served for many years as an official…

IN MEMORIAM: Franklin Delano Cross

Franklin Delano Cross of Dallas, Texas, passed away September 19 at the age of 82.  He was born January 31, 1933, to Ross Cross and…

IN MEMORIAM: Clarence J. Getty

Clarence J. Getty, uncle and mentor of federal official court reporter Krista Flynn Burgeson, passed away September 20, 2015. Getty was a freelance court reporter…

In memoriam: Jim Barker

I’ve been reporting over 43 years, and three developments in the reporting profession have profoundly changed the way I perform my work: Computer-aided transcription, the…

In memoriam: Leonard W. Ehlers

Leonard W. Ehlers, a retired official court reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of Missouri, passed away on March 27 in Columbia,…

In memoriam: Wesley Vincent Gales

Wesley Vincent Gales, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on April 19 with family at his side. He was born August 26, 1930, in Milwaukee,…

In memoriam: Taylor Reese, RPR (Ret.)

Taylor Reese, at the age of 92, passed away peacefully on March 27. Taylor was born and raised on a farm in Eastern North Carolina.…

In memoriam: Richard “Dick” Schmidt

Richard “Dick” Schmidt passed away on April 10, losing a short and courageous battle with cancer. Dick was an official court reporter for Winnebago County…

In memoriam: William “Bill” Shimeta

William “Bill” Shimeta, FAPR, died April 7 at the age of 91. A retired member of NCRA, Shimeta was a court reporter for 58, serving…

NCRA Past President passes away

NCRA Past President Leonard W. Ehlers, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and retired official court reporter of the 36th Judicial Circuit of the State of…

IN MEMORIAM: Jim Bouley, RDR (Ret.)

The court reporting world lost an icon on Nov. 13, 2014, when Jim Bouley passed away at the age of 80. Thousands of us cut…

Remembering a true public servant

A tribute to Jim Maxwell, a court reporter who passed away on Oct. 18, at 80 years of age was posted on mySouTex.com on Dec…

Jim Bouley passes away

Jim Bouley, RDR (Ret.), born on February 9, 1934, in Dayton, Minn., passed away on Nov. 13, after a long and fruitful life. Jim filled…

Memorial held for Bill Odom

William Lee “Bill” Odom passed away Oct. 18 in Flagstaff, Ariz. A memorial service was held Nov. 3 at Chapelwood Funeral Home, Texarkana, Texas. Odom…

New Hampshire reporter passes away

David “Randy” Jordan passed peacefully on Oct. 7, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on August 17, 1945, in Exeter, N.H.…

NCRA member and firm founder David R. Jordan

The Seacoastonline.com posted the obituary of David “Randy” Jordan, 60, of Eliot, Maine, on Oct. 12. Jordan, who founded the freelance court reporting firm of…