Henry P. Trawick, Jr.

Henry P. Trawick, Jr., a distinguished attorney, passed away on September 29, 2017. Henry was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 20, 1926 and moved to Florida in 1938. He graduated from Plant High School in Tampa in 1944 and went into the Army Air Force near the end of WW II. When he completed his service, he attended North Carolina State College for two years before transferring to the University of Florida where he graduated in 1950 with an LLB degree. He began practicing law in Lakeland and moved to Sarasota in 1956 where he was engaged in a large litigation practice, as well as a probate, real estate and general civil matters practice. He was the Sarasota County School Board attorney from 1960-65 and represented the Ringling Brothers Circus and Mrs. Charles Ringling's trustee for a number of years before succeeding him as trustee. Henry was highly instrumental in revising Florida law with appointments to the Florida Law Revision Committee in 1967, becoming its Chairman from 1969-72; the Legislative Lay Advisory Committee on the Mechanic's Lien Law that rewrote the then existing Florida Construction Lien Law; and the Uniform Probate Code Study Commission where he served as its chairman and rewrote the existing probate statutes. He served on numerous committees of The Florida Bar. He was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States; United States Courts of Appeals of the Fifth and Twelfth Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. He authored several books, including Trawick's Florida Practice and Procedure; Trawick's Redfearn, Wills and Administration in Florida; Trawick's Florida Practice and Procedure Forms; Law Office Admin- istration (1977); and Corporate Formation Forms (1979). He wrote many arti- cles for magazines on pro- fessional subjects and taught a large number of seminars throughout the State. The University of Florida awarded him an Honorary Doctorate Degree in 2015. Henry was an ardent believer of the educational value of studying American History, with a passion for the study of the Civil War. Henry was an honorable man, the epitome of a southern gentleman and always willing to help others. He will be dearly missed. Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Louise J. Trawick. He is survived by his sister Margaret Shewell (Richard); nieces Louise Kanaan (Mitch) and Nancy Monger (Michael); nephews Richard Shewell, Jr., William McNeese (Edna), and Jeffery McNeese (Lena); and companion Sherry Smith. A memorial service will be held at the Church of the Redeemer, 222 South Palm Avenue in Sarasota on Monday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Cat Depot of Sarasota, 2542 17th Street, Sarasota, FL 34234, www.catdepot.org or Moffit Cancer Center Foundation, 12902-Magnolia Drive, MBC-FOUND, Tampa, FL 33612, foundationinfo@MOFFITT.org.

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Henry P. Trawick, Jr.

July 20, 1926 - September 29, 2017