Obituaries

Fernandez was a veteran municipal bond attorney who spent nearly 67 years at Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP before his retirement in 2017.

The co-founder of the public finance practice at the firm that still bears his name has died at 96. He helped set the firms on its path to success.

Maurice "Mossie" Murphy Jr. died after a three-year battle with cancer.

Laurence Msall who built the Chicago Civic Federation into a fiscal research powerhouse over the last two decades, died Saturday at 61.

Most recently a California deputy treasurer, Schaefer was a trader, a banker and advisor with a deep legacy as a municipal bond market expert and mentor.

The Bond Buyer takes a look back and remembers those in the public finance industry who died in 2022.

Edward Bedore, who managed city finances under by Mayor Richard J. and Richard M. Daley, died this month at 84. Bedore is also remembered for promoting the Summer Business Institute.

Frasca achieved national prominence as an expert in advising governments on capital development at airports and was one of the earliest proponents of public-private partnerships.

A local memorial service in Madison, Wisconsin, for Hoadley is set for Saturday with a Washington, D.C., gathering expected in November.

The respected muni tax expert died unexpectedly Aug. 14.

Gorab, president and managing director of New Jersey's Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, died in June at age 61.

Friedman is remembered for her devotion to clients, social justice, and family. She spent her career at Borge and Pitt and then Katten Muchin after they merged.

Frank Hoadley retired in 2013 after 25 years as Wisconsin's capital finance director during which he built a reputation as a standard bearer of state debt management.

The sudden passing of Walorski and two of her staffers has left municipal market advocates and politicians stunned.

Goodman's colleagues and friends called her death a loss for the public finance industry. The Canadian native embraced Chicago and her role aiding local and state governments.

Corrigan thrived on crisis situations, a colleague said. He received plenty of practice in 25 years at the Fed and another two decades at Goldman Sachs.

Terry Thornton, a senior vice president in Goldman Sachs’s Houston investment banking office, died suddenly on Feb. 27 at the age of 51.

Claire Cohen was a legendary municipal bond analyst who took countless young analysts under her wing and developed many public finance strategies that will be considered innovative for years to come.

Craig Kahler, a public finance banker who specialized in school financings and served as head of his local school board, died after a month-long battle with COVID-19.

The Bond Buyer takes a look back and remembers those in the public finance industry who died in 2021.