Jason Hale Eaton, Beta Phi ’91, an Oregon attorney, died Feb. 25, 2011, at the age of 41 in Prescott, Ariz.
Brother Eaton grew up in Prescott, where he was student body president. He graduated from the UA in 1991 with a bachelors of arts degree cum laude with a major in journalism.
After graduating he received his law degree from Lewis and Clark College with a certificate of environmental law in 1995.
His honors included Outstanding Oral Advocacy in the first-year Moot Court program, associate editor for the Environmental Law Review, a tax research fellow, and published “Creating Confusion: The Tenth Circuit’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal Decision.”
Jason was admitted to the Georgia State Bar Association in 1995 and the Oregon State Bar in 1998. He served as a Lt. JAG in the Navy from 1995-98. Jason continued his legal career in the state of Oregon.
He was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
A memorial service was held Friday, March 4, 2011, at the VA Chapel Prescott. All honor to his name.
