Obituaries

A colleague called the Florida-based lawyer "an institution" in the public finance community

White, who served as CEO of the financial advisory firm for over three decades before retiring at the end of 2011, passed away on Friday.

Pops, a managing director at cfX, a municipal advisory firm serving housing finance agencies, brought passion and institutional knowledge to the sector.

Mays led Holland & Knight's public finance practice for more than 30 years.

Former Women in Public Finance President, Illinois Finance Authority general counsel and Katten Muchin Rosenman partner Elizabeth Weber "was a class act all the way."

Analysts Chris Collins and Melissa Nicandri were among the 64 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines flight 5342.

The muni veteran's friends remember him as a "connector," with a boundless ability to form relationships. 

Williams, a former salesman and founder of A. H. Williams & Co., became a "giant" in the Pennsylvania muni world through relationships built on trust. 

The public finance community remembers President Jimmy Carter's pivotal roles in the near bankruptcy of New York City, deregulation of the transportation industry, and his contributions to state and local governments.

"I'm going to call her the GOAT because she opened doors for women," a county commissioner said of Catherine McClary, a co-founder of Michigan Women in Finance, who died Monday.