Kansas City School of Law - Pandex Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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.ENT . lefyyxi - 1 Q2 -V l '-.., file ljjCII'lL'!l'.1'QfjQ215 Ennnrahlv Qbliuvr Eugen Bran Dean Qf The KIIII.fdJ Cllliif Bar lil 1844-1928 REAL GENTLEMAN of the old school, a great lecturer, an eloquent speaker, the highest type of good citizen, he was faithful to every trust and fair and just to every client he ever served. A seasoned traveler, a lover of the arts, and himself a frequent writer upon subjects of legal interest. 'I-hatain brief. is a summary of the MAN, OLIVER HAYES DEAN, as l knew him. l deem it a privilege to comply with your editors gracious request to write this story, in some detail, relating to the life of our beloved, distinguished friend, one of the founders of our Kansas City School of Law and long recognized as a leader in legal, civic and educational activities throughout the entire state of Missouri. Mr. Deans was a fearless, fighting spirit-staunch in his belief and protection of all things right. His fighting spirit was his birthright, for his father, Gol. joseph Dean, was a veteran of that terrible war of 1812, in which he served under Gen- eral Scott. At the time of his death in Kansas Gity, January 3, 1928, Mr, Dean was held up as a criterion in the field of law and all lawyers of Missouri bowed before his legal attainments. Although more than eighty-two years old at the time of his death, he was active up until a few weeks before that time, and was engaged in writing a book, which was never completed. His body became weak but his spirit would not die. The immediate cause of his death was a stroke of apoplexy, He is survived by a daughter and a son, Mrs. Alice Dean Green and Mason L. Dean, three grand- children, Miss Helen Dean, Dean Green and Mason Sherman Green, and a sister, Mrs. Martha B. Bryson, of Watsontown, Pennsylvania. Like all truly great men, his life was characterized by modesty and simplicity. Although a rugged type of man, he was proud and dignified and a gentleman to the manner born. His most admired and dominant trait was that he was human. Many struggling lawyers have been known to gain recognition after they had been taken under the kindly and helpful guidance of this famous barrister. Most of his happiness was gained through helping others, not so successful as himself, and one of his chief aims in life was to help in the creation of more worthy citizens. He was, l am proud to say, my best friend, for thirty odd years, and he taught me, with hundreds of others, the richness of true friendship and unfaltering loyalty. No man on earth could have been a greater inspiration than Mr, Dean His friend- . va --a -Q--t a --. I lfll