SMBA member Tom Dwyer died October 22. 2018 at the age of 91.
Tom grew up in Springfield, graduating from Senior High School and Drury. He went to Law School at the University of Missouri, during which time he was inducted into Order of the Coif and invited to serve on Law Review. He was a member of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar and Missouri Bar until his death. Tom served as SMBA treasurer in 1961.
Tom’s educational pursuits were briefly interrupted when he voluntarily enlisted in the United States Navy, serving on board the USS Hitchiti.
Tom's legal career in Springfield spanned sixty years, starting as a partner to Irving W. Schwab and later as a sole practitioner. In the early 1970's Tom served as United States Magistrate for the Western District of Missouri. During that time Tom instituted procedures for processing and hearing prisoner petitions at the United States Medical Center.
Tom was not just a lawyer. He was a drummer, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and most of all, a doting father and grandfather.
Our condolences to Tom's family and loved ones, colleagues and friends.
