Frank Feuille IV

Frank Feuille IV, passed away on March 14, 2011 in El Paso, Texas. He was born in El Paso on June 16, 1942, attended Mesita Elementary School, El Paso High School, and was an Honors student at West Texas College (now UTEP). He transferred to The University of Texas at Austin, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (1963) and Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree (1966). He served as Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corp of the U.S. Army and received a Master of Liberal Arts Degree cum laude from Johns Hopkins University (1969) in Baltimore, Maryland. Frank is survived by his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth R. Feuille; son, Frank ("Cinco") Feuille V and wife Katie of El Paso; daughter, Mary Elizabeth McComas and husband Jim of Bangkok, Thailand; son, Forrest Marshall Feuille of Dallas, granddaughters, Kendall McComas, Kathryn McComas, Ella Feuille; and grandsons, Milo Feuille and Charlie Feuille. Frank and Elizabeth greatly enjoyed traveling with their children to every continent with life-long memories and shared experiences still cherished today. Frank Practiced law as a trial lawyer with the El Paso firm of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond, for 37 years. His specialty was medical malpractice defense, defending physicians and hospitals. He obtained a dual Board-Certification in both Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal specialization. He was also Board-Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trail Advocacy. Frank was a member of numerous professional organizations including: El Paso Bar Association; State Bar of Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1984) American Board of Trial Advocates (President, El Paso Chapter, 1999); National Board of Trial Advocacy; and the Grievance Committee, District 17, State Bar of Texas. He was published in the Texas Bar Journal (Volume 42, No February, 1979). Prior to his retirement, Frank received the Civility Award from the American Board of Trial Advocacy (2000) and was recognized by the El Paso Bar Association as the Outstanding Senior Lawyer (2006). Texas Monthly magazine listed Frank as a Texas Super (top 5% of attorneys in the State) in 2006 and 2007. Frank retired from the practice of law in April, 2008. He stayed busy teaching English-as-a-Second Language at St. Clement's Church and taking numerous courses at The University of Texas of El Paso. Like other members of his family, Frank felt a strong sense of obligation to give back to the community by serving as President of the El Paso Museum of Art, St. Clement's parish School Board, El Paso Tennis Club, Los Caballeros, El Paso Pro-Musica, and the Mission Board of the Church of St. Clement (in addition to serving on the Vestry). He also served as a director on the Boards of Ballet El Paso, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, United Way of El Paso County, and Institutional Review Board (Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso). In 2010, he was appointed to a 3-year term as a Member of The Liberal Arts Advisory Council by the University of Texas, his alma mater. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at the Church of St. Clement, 810 N. Campbell, at 10am. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any memorial contribution be made to the Mission Board of the Church of St. Clement.