IN MEMORIAM

KERRI RENE BARTON (FOSS) (JD 2011), of Aliso Viejo, passed

away on June 18, 2019.

Barton graduated from Capistrano Valley High School in 2003, then attended UCLA where she graduated in 2007 with her bachelor’s degree in history. She graduated from USC Gould in 2011 and successfully passed the State Bar Exam. Barton married Ryan Barton in 2017. She loved to travel the world with her husband, friends and family.

Barton is survived by Ryan, her husband; Evelyn and Richard Foss, her parents; Tracey Foss, her sister; Mickey and Ollie, her beloved Labrador Retrievers; Pinto, her cat and many extended family members.

WILLIAM CAMIL (JD 1951), 92, a principal founder of the city of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., passed away on Aug. 9, 2019.

Born on April 2, 1927, near New York City, Camil arrived in Boyle Heights as a child during the Great Depression. He attended Roosevelt High School, UCLA and USC law school with the help of the G.I. Bill following World War II.

In the early 1950s, Camil started a family and bought a house in Santa Fe Springs, which was then unincorporated. He helped to write the new city’s first charters and became one of its first mayors and council members.

Camil’s greatest joy was his blended family with Anne, his wife of 45 years. When they married, Camil had three children and Anne had four. Spending time with family and sharing travel and adventure with Anne as his best friend completed his well-lived life.

CORY MONTELUS, a rising 3L

student, passed away on Aug. 15, 2019, at the age of 25, during a visit to his family in New York. After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from City College of New York in 2017, Montelus came to USC Gould with big plans. In his personal statement, he wrote of his desire to contribute to “something bigger than himself” and to bring his perspective to the legal profession. Montelus was the son of Haitian immigrants, and he was deeply influenced and inspired by his parents’ experiences, sacrifices and work ethic. He previously worked at a small immigration law firm and then interned at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates in New York.

Montelus’ presence will be very much missed at Gould, and his friends and colleagues will remember him fondly always. DONALD WILLIAM HIGBEE (LLB 1962),

loving husband and father, entered eternal life at age 88 in Fallbrook, Calif., on July 30, 2019. Higbee was born on Jan. 7, 1931, in Ada, Okla. He joined the U.S. Army in 1946 and served a year and a half in Europe. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and was shot twice, earning him a Purple Heart and honorable discharge.

Higbee returned to Fallbrook and married Joan Diamond on Valentine’s Day; they had four children: Bradley, Carter, Phillip, and Lisa. He graduated from USC with a BA (history) in 1957 and a JD from the law school in 1962. He was admitted as an attorney to practice before the Supreme Court of the U.S. in 1969 and spent most of his career at Interstate Electronics, rising to the position of vice president and corporate secretary.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan, and his children Bradley (Sharon) Higbee, Phillip (Nancy) Higbee, Lisa (Gregory) Boylan; as well as his daughter-in-law Angel Higbee of Beaverton, Ore.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Higbee was preceded in death by his son Carter; parents James and Nannie; brother Jim, sisters Christine, Lorraine, Opal, and Faleta.

ROBERT HIDEO TAKEUCHI (LLB 1963)

passed away on June 17, 2019 after a long illness. Takeuchi was a Japanese American Sansei born in Tacoma, Wash., on June 3, 1937, the first of four children. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA in 1959 and then served on active duty with the U.S. Army Reserve as an infantry captain. Upon his return to Los Angeles, Takeuchi attended USC Gould School of Law and graduated in 1963.

Takeuchi dedicated four decades to practicing law, and focused on assisting businesses and investors coming from Japan to the U.S. He was a senior partner at Kindel & Anderson in Los Angeles. In 1976, he co-authored Setting Up Enterprises in the USA, Japan’s Guide to Business in America.

Takeuchi participated in many community organizations such as the Japan America Society of Southern California, the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California and the national planning board of the White House Conference on Aging.

Takeuchi is survived by wife Kay Takeuchi; three children, Michael Takeuchi (Summer), Tim Takeuchi (Diane) and Suzy Takeuchi Critchfield (Jim); six grandchildren; sister, Judy Kosobayashi (Doug); and brother, Ron Takeuchi (Carole). Also surviving are his first wife, Betty Takeuchi; Kay’s children, Doug and Keith Boudreau; and two grandchildren, Max and Lucas.