Name: Marthajane Pruitt
SSN: 553-23-8662
Last Residence: 02540 Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Born: 18 Dec 1919
Died: 30 Sep 2008
State (Year) SSN Issued: California (1973)
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S.O. Pruitt Jr., Former Head of State Bar, Dies
Samuel O. Pruitt Jr., a former president of the State Bar, died at his Pasadena home Friday. He was 63.
Pruitt was a senior partner with the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He had been a partner for 30 years and served on the firm's Executive Committee.
In 1967, Pruitt gained some notoriety as the attorney
who asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a California Supreme Court decision striking down a constitutional amendment that gave property owners absolute discretion in the choice of a buyer or a renter.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Jane; his mother; three children; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private, the family announced.
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Source: California Death Records, 1940-1997
Name: PRUITT, SAMUEL ORR
Sex: Male
Born: 26 December 1919 South Carolina
Died 20 May 1983
Place of Death: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
Social Security Number: 025-12-4686
Mother's Maiden Name: CULLUM
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Samuel Orr Pruitt, Jr., married Marthajane Jones on 1 February 1944 in Havana, Cuba, at the Presbyterian Church.
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Name: Marthajane Pruitt
SSN: 553-23-8662
Last Residence: 02540 Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Born: 18 Dec 1919
Died: 30 Sep 2008
State (Year) SSN Issued: California (1973)
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S.O. Pruitt Jr., Former Head of State Bar, Dies
Samuel O. Pruitt Jr., a former president of the State Bar, died at his Pasadena home Friday. He was 63.
Pruitt was a senior partner with the Los Angeles law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He had been a partner for 30 years and served on the firm's Executive Committee.
In 1967, Pruitt gained some notoriety as the attorney
who asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a California Supreme Court decision striking down a constitutional amendment that gave property owners absolute discretion in the choice of a buyer or a renter.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Jane; his mother; three children; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private, the family announced.
====================
Source: California Death Records, 1940-1997
Name: PRUITT, SAMUEL ORR
Sex: Male
Born: 26 December 1919 South Carolina
Died 20 May 1983
Place of Death: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
Social Security Number: 025-12-4686
Mother's Maiden Name: CULLUM
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Samuel Orr Pruitt, Jr., married Marthajane Jones on 1 February 1944 in Havana, Cuba, at the Presbyterian Church.
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