In recent days, two significant senior colleagues have passed away. George Bunn, former law dean at the University of Wisconsin, died last Sunday. He was 87. In addition to his 17 years on the faculty at Wisconsin, which included leading the school from 1972-75, he was the first general counsel for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency from 1961-69. John Sutton Jr. passed away last Friday at the age of 95. He served on the University of Texas law faculty from 1957-2003, and was the school's dean from 1979-84.
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