The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
IN MEMORIAM
or Ex.Judge William M. Meek. Late
Member of the Bar Of High
land County, Ohio.

Highland county, Ohio, Mr.. James H..
Thompson arose and addressing the
Court, asked leave to read the following
report and resolutions
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BAR IN MEMORY OF
JUDGE wM NJ. MEEK.
Your committee heretofore appointed
by meeting OF the Bar to present reso
lutions to the Court of Common Pleas,
OIL Highland county, Ohio, in memory
OF Judge VIM NJ. Meek, and to ask that
the same be placed upon the Journals
VI SAID court, now report as follows:
LIST. In the death OF Judge Meek the
community has lost good citizen, his
family kind husband and father, the
various societies to which he belonged
valuable and efficient member, and
his associates at the Highland Conntv
Bar, an honest practionc ~.e who
was faithful to his clients, true to nro.
tessional ethics, and in every sense a
worthy member of the Bar that has had |
IN Its ranks many able men.
ID Judge Meek was one of the oldest |
members OF our profession, and his |
memory will be cherished and held in
esteem by the living members of the
Bar, and we ask that through Judge
James ID. thompson this tribute be pre.
sented to the Court to be placed on the
Journals OF the same and copy thereof
nanded to our county papers for publ.
cation, and also copy under the seal of
the Court be mailed to the family.
G. 81. COLLINS,
JAMES H. THOMPSON,
GEO. B. GARDNER.
7. HoUGH,
w. L. Morrow.
And thereupon Mr.. Thompson moved
the Court to have the same entered
upon its Journal and carried into effect
rs therein requested.
Mr. Thompson with strong emotional
feeling, addressing the Court said, that
On such occasions it was usually expect.
ed that the intimate friends of deceas.
90 brother would indulge the expression
Of their sad feeling and high apprecia.
ton of such brother.
But that at the funeral of that brother !
md at his grave, so just, so solemn and
10 impressive had been all the utter. 8
'nces and ceremonies of the pulpit of =
he M. E. Church and of the high and q
llgnified officials of the ancient Masonic 6
order, and of the more recent Order of 3
,dd Fellows, of all which religious and . .
'hilanthropic societies our brother was :,
n honored and beloved member, that :,
ne Bar felt that silent admiration and {,
pprovaI OF all such published and pub. r.
c tributes of respect should be mani. -
'sted alone by these proceedings and
hould be adopted and commended bv
members as perfect picture of II
ndge Meek without further word paint.
q. And, therefore, believing him to -,
ave been "Steadfast, unmovable, al. =,
ays abounding in the work of the pl
ord," they will ever cherish his memo. W
as that of a just man. III
Thereupon ex.Judge s. F. Steele arose pi
ID addressing the Court in very ant =, =.
marks, appreciating the character of Al
ldge Meek and commencing these hs
oceedings, seconded the motion for GO
cir record, publication and certificate fo
therein asked. de
Now the presiding Judge, c. w. -, -.
'wby, having considered the motion :.
q approving the report and resolutions on
d paying high tribute of respect to fre
memory of Judge Meek, ordered be
same to be entered on the Journa, G
the Court ahd published and certified nc me-
therein requested. dn. %
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All OF which is accordingly done. to