1957

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Vincent West Reagor J.D. ’57 was born in 1929 in his family home in Reno, Nevada and died on May 3 in Washington State. Vince was an United States Army veteran, a police officer in Reno, and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Class of ’55 and the Santa Clara School of Law class of ’57. As a member of the California Bar, he established a career as a prosecuting attorney in both the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office as an Assistant Chief Deputy and the California Attorney General’s Office as a Special Prosecutor. Throughout his legal career, Vince practiced and taught other prosecuting attorneys their responsibility under the U. S. Supreme Court case of Berger vs U.S. which held prosecutors to a higher standard than other attorneys. He truly believed in the concept that the prosecuting attorney represented all the people. Joe Taylor, a former prosecutor, a public defender and a law professor recently wrote a dedication of a National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) publication that read in part: "Vince Reagor had a greater impact on the training of Deputy D. A. Joe Taylor than any other teacher or attorney. He taught me how to prepare cases for trial, how to present the case in court, and perhaps most important what ethical responsibilities prosecuting attorneys bear and how to fulfill those responsibilities. I worked with many prosecuting attorneys for over 22 years, and I place Vince Reagor at the top of that cast…I will truly miss this remarkable man." Vince is survived by Kati, his wife of 45 years, his daughter Valerie, grandsons Jon and Ben, and his great-grandson Caleb.

08 Nov 2018