JACK W. PLOWMAN

PLOWMAN
JACK W.
Died on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Beloved husband for 61 years of Barbara (Brown) Plowman; devoted father of Linda E. Plowman, Esq. and Judith L. Plowman, M.D.; brother of the late Thelma Murphy and Ralph W. Plowman II; also survived by his nephews and a niece; and dear family friend and daughter-in-spirit, Ann Erny. Graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh Law School, was Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Jack Plowman practiced law for over 56 years, establishing the law firm of Plowman & Spiegel, PC. He was most recently Of Counsel with Bentz Law Firm, PC in Mt. Lebanon. As an attorney, his areas of concentration included Construction, Surety and Fidelity Law, and the representation of nonprofits. His lifelong love for and dedication to the law is evidenced in his service as President of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Adjunct Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Duquesne Law School, Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, President of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Historical Society, Editor-in-Chief of the Pittsburgh Legal Journal. He was admitted to practice before all courts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Jack also had a lifelong dedication to the United Methodist Church, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, on the Board of the Methodist Publishing House, and as Chancellor of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church for many years. As busy as life was professionally, he was a carpenter of note, renovating, improving and redesigning all aspects of his family's loved English Tudor house, gardens and yard. A respectful collector of old books, a traveler at heart and in practice, he was an active intellectual, a dry wit and a warm shoulder to rest on at all times. His greatest joy was loving and honoring his "girls", who wish him an indescribably rich journey of all journeys throughout eternity. Those wishing to honor his life may make a donation to the Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church, 3319 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15216, where a Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive guests at the church following the service. Arrangements by LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL CHAPEL, Mt Lebanon.
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