William Wooden

William P. Wooden of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on February 19, 2011 at age 77. Bill was born to Edythe and Paul Wooden on July 7, 1933 in Holland, Michigan. The Wooden family relocated to Greensburg, Indiana where Bill graduated from Greensburg High School. Bill was a graduate of DePauw University, and The University of Michigan, from which he received a J.D. degree in 1958. He was Assistant Editor of the Michigan Law Review, and was a member of Order of the Coif and Phi Alpha Delta while a law student. Bill began the practice of law in 1958 as an associate, and later as a partner, with what was then the Indianapolis law firm Barnes Hickam Pantzer & Boyd. In 1970, Bill and his friend and partner, Robert L. McLaughlin, were two (2) of the co-founders of what is now known as the Wooden & McLaughlin law firm, where Bill practiced for 41 years. Bill was a remarkable and accomplished lawyer. He was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the International Society of Barristers. Bill was an avid sportsman throughout his life, earned...[more]

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rsity letters at DePauw University as a starting receiver and kicker on the football team, and became a skilled golfer, tennis player and fisherman (especially enjoying Beaver Island and the rivers and streams of Wyoming).Bill is survived by his wife, Susan; two daughters, Deborah Knoth of Indianapolis, Indiana (married to David Knoth) and Cynthia Simanton of Northfield, Illinois (married to Mark Simanton); and one son, William Wooden of Stilwell, Kansas (married to Michelle Holowach Wooden). Three siblings, Mary Gonneau, Carol Seideman and John Wooden, survive, as do seven grandchildren, Jennifer Simanton, Jessica Simanton, Jacqueline Simanton, William ?Bill? Knoth, Sarah Knoth, William ?Kyle? Wooden and Lauren Wooden.A remembrance in honor of Bill will be held at Woodstock Club in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, February 26, from 11:00 a.m. ? 2:00 p.m., with a brief memorial service at 11:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. The family suggests The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson?s Research and The Nature Conservancy.Arrangements entrusted to the Leppert Mortuary, Nora Chapel. www.leppertmortuary.com,