IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Lloyd Earl

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Monson

Sep 22, 1923 — Oct 19, 2007

Obituary

Lloyd E. Monson passed away on October 19, 2007 in Flagstaff, AZ. He was born
September 22, 1923 Kansas City, MO. Parents were C. Earl and Monica Monson. He
served three years (1943-45) in the Army Air Corps WW II in the China Burma India
Theater and on Okinawa, receiving five Battle Stars for air combat and the Air Medal.
He graduated from law School with a Jurist Doctor Degree from the University of
Missouri in 1949 having been admitted to practice in 1948 before the Missouri Bar.

Leaving private practice in 1950, Lloyd joined the law Department of then Standard Oil
Co. (Ind.) and in 1954 transferred to its headquarters in Chicago until retirement in 1987
as General Attorney managing then Amoco Corporation's civil tort litigation in North
America including maritime matters as a Proctor in Admiralty.

On retirement from Amoco, he became managing legal consultant for Imperial Casualty
and Indemnity Co. of Omaha, then moving to North Carolina and then to Tucson, AZ.
where he served two terms as judge pro tem in The Justice Court System.

He was a member of numerous law organizations including the International Association
of Defense Counsel (Vice President and member of Executive Committee); Maritime
Law Assoc.; American Bar Assoc.; etc. Lloyd acted as the Company spokesman
promoting national tort reform which he continued to urge after leaving the bench-9

He remains a member of the Illinois Bar Assoc., this being his 59ft year as an attorney.

Lloyd leaves his wife of 25 years Patricia, three step children, Patty McCulla of Flagstaff,
Tom McCulla of Martinez, CA and Nancy McCulla of Flagstaff and her husband John
Duffy and two step grandchildren Miles and Roan. From his first marriage he leaves
three children, Nancy Monson of Boulder, CO., Douglas Monson of Holt, MI. and Tracie
Monson ne Genity of Victoria, B.C. and her husband Scott with Grandchild Celia.

Lloyd was a loving and dedicated husband father and grandfather to both families. He
was a life-long devotee of golf, a member of several county clubs in his career with three
holes-in-one accredited. He hunted field and migratory birds throughout North America
and fished in all 50 states and Canada with his beloved Pat as his fly fishing companion.

A service to celebrate Lloyd's life will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany,
423 North Beaver Street, on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 10:30 AM followed by a
reception. In lieu of flowers, you may contribute to the Evans Scholars Foundation, I
Briar Road, Golf IL 60A29. Contributions are tax deductible.
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