Former OCBA Board member and Harmon G. Scoville Award recipient Robert A. von Esch, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.

A veteran of World War II, von Esch served on the OCBA Board of Directors, the Client Relations Committee, the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee, the OCBA Speakers' Bureau, and as a mentor for the Mentoring Program. He was also a member of numerous OCBA sections, as well as the OCBA Masters Division.

Richard W. Millar, Jr., profiled von Esch in an article entitled "Robert von Esch, Jr.: Still in the Trenches," which ran in the October 2006 issue of Orange County Lawyer. A subsequent profile entitled "Robert A. von Esch, Jr.: 2009 Harmon G. Scoville Award Honoree" by Joseph L. Chairez was published in the May 2009 issue.

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, at Memory Garden Memorial Park in Brea. Following the service, a celebration lunch will be held at Angelo & Vinci's in Fullerton. In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted on behalf of Robert von Esch, Jr., for the Fullerton College Scholarship Foundation, 714.525.5651.