Obituary, 5 Jun 1996, "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" (Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA)
DALE T. LIAS
Spirited Orator in the courtroom
By Carmen J. Lee
Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Dale T. Lias was nothing if not eloquent.
He memorized passages by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and sprinkled quotes liberally in conversation.
As a lawyer, he was a spirited orator in the courtroom.
And his golden tongue won him friends just as easily as it kept others on their toes.
He had a literary mind. He just kept pulling out these quotations, said his nephew, Dr. James Wilson of Lancaster.
Lawyer Alvin J. Ludwig, who shared offices with Mr. Lias, said his colleague also "was apt to be a little feisty."
No one could push him around. He could raise hell if he wanted to, Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias, 95, of Mt. Lebanon, died Monday at the Medbridge Medical & Physical Rehabilitation Center in Green Tree. He had had colon cancer for 10 years.
Mr. Lias attended Westminster College, the University of Arizona and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his law degree. He served as an assistant Allegheny County district attorney for several years in the 1940s.
In 1948, he was appointed special deputy to the state attorney general to oversee the state Liquor Control Board's enforcement branch. He was given charge of the board's hearing examiners and attorneys, and he reviewed all violation cases and recommended penalties to the board.
He returned to private practice after the post was abolished in 1952.
Mr. Lias' outspokenness made headlines about a decade later when he filed a complaint against a county judge in state Superior Court over her handling of a domestic case in which he represented the defendant. During his argument before the court, he described what he called the "hazards and handicaps" of defending a client before the judge. -
Mr. Lias continued to work until a few years ago. He would come into the office regularly, even as the number of his clients began to to dwindle, Ludwig said. Mr. Lias' name is still on the office door.
Wilson said his uncle remained resiIient as he struggled with cancer and other illnesses. He surprised friends and relatives when he rebounded from various surgeries, despite his age.
At the same time, he was known for entertaining hospital and nursing home staff with his wit, Wilson and Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias is survived by a brother, Ronald of Dayton, Armstrong County.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Beinhauer's, 2630 W. Liberty Ave., where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be private.
DALE T. LIAS
Spirited Orator in the courtroom
By Carmen J. Lee
Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Dale T. Lias was nothing if not eloquent.
He memorized passages by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and sprinkled quotes liberally in conversation.
As a lawyer, he was a spirited orator in the courtroom.
And his golden tongue won him friends just as easily as it kept others on their toes.
He had a literary mind. He just kept pulling out these quotations, said his nephew, Dr. James Wilson of Lancaster.
Lawyer Alvin J. Ludwig, who shared offices with Mr. Lias, said his colleague also "was apt to be a little feisty."
No one could push him around. He could raise hell if he wanted to, Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias, 95, of Mt. Lebanon, died Monday at the Medbridge Medical & Physical Rehabilitation Center in Green Tree. He had had colon cancer for 10 years.
Mr. Lias attended Westminster College, the University of Arizona and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his law degree. He served as an assistant Allegheny County district attorney for several years in the 1940s.
In 1948, he was appointed special deputy to the state attorney general to oversee the state Liquor Control Board's enforcement branch. He was given charge of the board's hearing examiners and attorneys, and he reviewed all violation cases and recommended penalties to the board.
He returned to private practice after the post was abolished in 1952.
Mr. Lias' outspokenness made headlines about a decade later when he filed a complaint against a county judge in state Superior Court over her handling of a domestic case in which he represented the defendant. During his argument before the court, he described what he called the "hazards and handicaps" of defending a client before the judge. -
Mr. Lias continued to work until a few years ago. He would come into the office regularly, even as the number of his clients began to to dwindle, Ludwig said. Mr. Lias' name is still on the office door.
Wilson said his uncle remained resiIient as he struggled with cancer and other illnesses. He surprised friends and relatives when he rebounded from various surgeries, despite his age.
At the same time, he was known for entertaining hospital and nursing home staff with his wit, Wilson and Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias is survived by a brother, Ronald of Dayton, Armstrong County.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Beinhauer's, 2630 W. Liberty Ave., where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be private.
Obituary, 5 Jun 1996, "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" (Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA)
DALE T. LIAS
Spirited Orator in the courtroom
By Carmen J. Lee
Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Dale T. Lias was nothing if not eloquent.
He memorized passages by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and sprinkled quotes liberally in conversation.
As a lawyer, he was a spirited orator in the courtroom.
And his golden tongue won him friends just as easily as it kept others on their toes.
He had a literary mind. He just kept pulling out these quotations, said his nephew, Dr. James Wilson of Lancaster.
Lawyer Alvin J. Ludwig, who shared offices with Mr. Lias, said his colleague also "was apt to be a little feisty."
No one could push him around. He could raise hell if he wanted to, Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias, 95, of Mt. Lebanon, died Monday at the Medbridge Medical & Physical Rehabilitation Center in Green Tree. He had had colon cancer for 10 years.
Mr. Lias attended Westminster College, the University of Arizona and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his law degree. He served as an assistant Allegheny County district attorney for several years in the 1940s.
In 1948, he was appointed special deputy to the state attorney general to oversee the state Liquor Control Board's enforcement branch. He was given charge of the board's hearing examiners and attorneys, and he reviewed all violation cases and recommended penalties to the board.
He returned to private practice after the post was abolished in 1952.
Mr. Lias' outspokenness made headlines about a decade later when he filed a complaint against a county judge in state Superior Court over her handling of a domestic case in which he represented the defendant. During his argument before the court, he described what he called the "hazards and handicaps" of defending a client before the judge. -
Mr. Lias continued to work until a few years ago. He would come into the office regularly, even as the number of his clients began to to dwindle, Ludwig said. Mr. Lias' name is still on the office door.
Wilson said his uncle remained resiIient as he struggled with cancer and other illnesses. He surprised friends and relatives when he rebounded from various surgeries, despite his age.
At the same time, he was known for entertaining hospital and nursing home staff with his wit, Wilson and Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias is survived by a brother, Ronald of Dayton, Armstrong County.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Beinhauer's, 2630 W. Liberty Ave., where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be private.
DALE T. LIAS
Spirited Orator in the courtroom
By Carmen J. Lee
Post-Gazette Staff Writer
Dale T. Lias was nothing if not eloquent.
He memorized passages by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and sprinkled quotes liberally in conversation.
As a lawyer, he was a spirited orator in the courtroom.
And his golden tongue won him friends just as easily as it kept others on their toes.
He had a literary mind. He just kept pulling out these quotations, said his nephew, Dr. James Wilson of Lancaster.
Lawyer Alvin J. Ludwig, who shared offices with Mr. Lias, said his colleague also "was apt to be a little feisty."
No one could push him around. He could raise hell if he wanted to, Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias, 95, of Mt. Lebanon, died Monday at the Medbridge Medical & Physical Rehabilitation Center in Green Tree. He had had colon cancer for 10 years.
Mr. Lias attended Westminster College, the University of Arizona and the University of Pittsburgh, where he received his law degree. He served as an assistant Allegheny County district attorney for several years in the 1940s.
In 1948, he was appointed special deputy to the state attorney general to oversee the state Liquor Control Board's enforcement branch. He was given charge of the board's hearing examiners and attorneys, and he reviewed all violation cases and recommended penalties to the board.
He returned to private practice after the post was abolished in 1952.
Mr. Lias' outspokenness made headlines about a decade later when he filed a complaint against a county judge in state Superior Court over her handling of a domestic case in which he represented the defendant. During his argument before the court, he described what he called the "hazards and handicaps" of defending a client before the judge. -
Mr. Lias continued to work until a few years ago. He would come into the office regularly, even as the number of his clients began to to dwindle, Ludwig said. Mr. Lias' name is still on the office door.
Wilson said his uncle remained resiIient as he struggled with cancer and other illnesses. He surprised friends and relatives when he rebounded from various surgeries, despite his age.
At the same time, he was known for entertaining hospital and nursing home staff with his wit, Wilson and Ludwig said.
Mr. Lias is survived by a brother, Ronald of Dayton, Armstrong County.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Beinhauer's, 2630 W. Liberty Ave., where services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be private.
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