Obituaries

Rivlin, the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, fought relentlessly for deficit reduction.

Robert “Bob” Larson, who died on April 27 after a yearlong battle with cancer, is remembered as a dedicated public servant who continued to work until his passing.

Merrigan, a Vietnam veteran who led Ziegler's municipal research team, has died at 68.

Bedarff was a fixture in the Kentucky and Ohio public finance worlds and a nationally respected expert.

Enright, who died of bone cancer at 72, held fiscal positions with local governments before starting a nearly 30-year investment banking career.

James J. Prendergast, 86, of Villanova, a municipal bond lawyer and a supporter of Catholic causes, died Saturday, Jan. 19, of respiratory failure at Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Altscher, a partner at Miles & Stockbridge in Baltimore for almost 40 years, was considered by his peers to be one of the nation’s top municipal finance tax lawyers.

The president of the Jefferson County Commission was sentenced for taking bribes in exchange for sewer-bond and derivatives business.

Michael J. Mitchell, a 40-year veteran of public finance law, is remembered as a mentor.

Clifford A. Goldman, state treasurer from 1976 to 1982, was a chief architect of the state’s first income tax.

Thomas W. Masterson III established a key Houston muni bond firm and helped guide the region's economic boom.

Isabella led trading operations at Shearson American Express and Banc One Capital Markets.

Bell, a public finance investment banker, founded the Charles A. Bell Securities Corp.

As New York Fed president at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center, McDonough responded to a liquidity crisis and ensured the financial markets could reopen quickly.

Ned Flynn, a municipal banker for more than 30 years, passed away unexpectedly on Monday night.

The senator advocated an aid package for Atlantic City.

Barry, who was 69, founded the law firm's Seattle office.

Thomas D. Zoidis, a former municipal finance professional in Philadelphia, died on July 27. He was 84.

Joan Florence Wilson, a municipal bond veteran of over 25 years, died at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington on Saturday. She was 63.

Richard P. Larkin died Thursday at age 66, his family said.