Background
Souter, Don Vern was born on July 7, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Lavern and Elizabeth Agnes (Muhlitner) Souter.
Souter, Don Vern was born on July 7, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Lavern and Elizabeth Agnes (Muhlitner) Souter.
Student, Grand Rapids Junior College, Michigan, 1943. Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University, 1944. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1949.
Associate Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan, Grand Rapids, 1949-1959, partner, 1959-1989.
Member Grand Rapids Board of Zoning Appeals, 1957-1960, Grand Rapids Board of Library Commissioners, 1968-1979, Kent County Library Commission, 1973-1978, Grand Rapids Board of Education, 1985-1989. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1965. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, Michigan State Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Grand Rapids Bar Association, American Judicature Society, International Association Defense Council, Grand Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce (president 1954-1955), Delta Theta Phi.
Married Dona-Jean Ann Palmatier, July 12, 1958. Children: Sarah, Thomas.