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In Memoriam: Sonny Flowers ('71), Prominent 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Attorney and Champion for Diversity

Sonny Flowers

W. Harold "Sonny" Flowers Jr. ('71), a prominent 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó attorney known for his perseverance and efforts to make CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó and the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Law School more inclusive,.ÌýÌý

Flowers was an integral part of the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Law School and CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó communities for the last 50 years. He served as a champion for diversity at Colorado Law, traveling the state to recruit students of color, helping to establish CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó’s Black Alumni Association, and creating an endowed scholarship for students of color at both Colorado Law and the University of Denver.

A litigator with 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó’s Hurth, Sisk & Blakemore, LLP, Flowers was a leader in Colorado’s legal community whose service included the presidencies of the Sam Cary Bar Association, the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó County Bar Association, and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.

Over the decades he served the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó as president of the Alumni Association’s board of directors, chair of the Colorado Law Alumni Board, member of the CU Foundation board, and mentor of Black student-athletes. In 2016, he was recognized with the Alumni Association’s George Norlin Award. This year, he received Colorado Law’sÌýDistinguished Achievement Award—Solo/Small Firm Practitioner.

Sonny Flowers

Flowers at a law school event in 2019.

Dean S. James Anaya remembered Flowers as an "outstanding lawyer and person who touched many lives for the better."

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Professor Anna Spain Bradley recalled that Flowers fought for social justice and racial equality since he was a college student at CU in the 1960s. She said that Flowers "made CU and 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó a better place for so many, including me and my family."Ìý

"I will remember Sonny for his strength, incredible perseverance, and good humor. He had the best laugh," she said, sharing Flowers' words in a recent message he sent her: "With enough voices, mountains may indeed be moved!"

Flowers' life and contributions to the law school will be celebrated at the virtual Alumni Awards Banquet on Sept. 23.

The family requests that donations in Flowers' memory be directed to theÌý.

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