SEPTEMBER 2025 | 105 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL Carol Sue Sullivan of Oklahoma City died Feb. 6. She was born Oct. 8, 1939. Ms. Sullivan received her J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1992. David Swank of Stillwater died June 15. He was born Oct. 11, 1931. Mr. Swank graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1953. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was named the nation’s outstanding ROTC graduate. Mr. Swank served active duty as a ranger and lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1959 and joined his father and brothers in practice at the law firm of Swank & Swank in Stillwater. He continued to serve as a major in the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) for the next 10 years. In 1962, Mr. Swank was elected to serve as the Payne County district attorney but soon accepted an offer to teach at the OU College of Law. He served as a law professor for 55 years, including over seven years as dean of the law school. He served for nearly 20 years as OU’s faculty representative to the former Big 8 Conference and the NCAA, seven years as vice president of the NCAA and nine years on the Committee on Infractions, acting as chair for his final seven years. He served as faculty advisor to OU law students in many successful regional and national moot court competitions and founded the Cleveland County Legal Aid office, serving as its director for four years. Mr. Swank also served as OU’s interim president from 1988 to 1989. Elizabeth S. Wilson of Edmond died July 11. She was born June 18, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated from Casady School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Trinity University. Ms. Wilson received her J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 1986 and spent 34 years working with Oklahoma Human Services in Child Support Services. She started as a state attorney and managing attorney in field offices, handling litigation and managing three local offices. She then joined the state office as deputy director, giving legal guidance to staff, writing and implementing laws and policy, overseeing field offices and working on statewide projects and professional development. She presented many attorney and staff trainings locally and at national conferences. Ms. Wilson found her passion as a volunteer advocate and local political organizer with Edmond Democratic Women. She served as the recruit, support and election chair and campaign liaison to several candidates; the recording secretary; and the 20232024 president. She also mentored others to advocate for legislation, register voters, do precinct work and support candidates. Frank Burleigh Wolfe III of Tulsa died Oct. 21, 2024. He was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Michigan. He attended Cascia Hall Preparatory School, Central High School and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Mr. Wolfe joined ROTC and the U.S. Army, where he earned the rank of captain before retiring. He co-owned and operated a construction company with his father before deciding to attend the TU College of Law, where he received his J.D. He practiced law for multiple years before co-founding Nichols & Wolfe Law Firm, which eventually merged with Hall Estill in 2006. Mr. Wolfe primarily practiced in the area of labor law.
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