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Obituaries

Sep. 16, 2009

Silicon Valley Mourns Loss Of Fenwick & West Leader

Henry "Hank" Walker West Jr. 1925-2009

By Jill Redhage

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Henry "Hank" Walker West, Jr., a name partner at Silicon Valley legal shop Fenwick & West and one of its founding partners, has died. He was 84.

He was remembered at his old firm as a "big man with a big presence." His stately mane of white hair called attention to a distinguished man, a sharp legal mind and a gentle leader.

The Los Angeles-born...

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