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JERRY KASNER, DRAKE ALUM AND TAX PROF, DIES IN CALIFORNIA

December 19, 2004

The TaxProf Blog notes the passing of Jerry Kasner, a Des Moines boy who made good. He was a tax professor and estate planning expert at the Santa Clara University School of Law.

From the Santa Clara press release:

   Jerry Allan Kasner, a renowned law school faculty member, 
   passed away on October 21, 2004 in Grass Valley, California 
   at the age of 71.

   He was born in Des Moines Iowa, on March 20, 1933. 
   Professor Kasner received his B.S. in 1955 and his J.D. in 
   1957, both from Drake University. He was admitted to the Iowa 
   State Bar in 1957 and the California State Bar in 1959. He was 
   a professor of law for 38 years at Santa Clara University’s 
   School of Law, from 1961 – 1998.  He was completely 
   dedicated to his students and law professor colleagues. In 
   1996 he received Santa Clara University’s Award for 
   Sustained Excellence in Scholarship. He also received a 
   distinguished alumnus award from Drake University Law 
   School.

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