On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, I am writing to extend condolences to the family, colleagues and many friends of retired Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge and State Bar Past President Irwin W. Stolz Jr. on his passing at the age of 94.

A Georgia Bar member since 1958, Judge Stolz began his legal career in Lafayette with his best friend Norman Fletcher, a future chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He also served as county attorney for Walker County and was a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar prior to his election as the 1970-71 president of the State Bar.