Background
Kaapcke, Wallace Letcher was born on October 3, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Herman and Ophelia Bohannon (Jones) Kaapcke.
Kaapcke, Wallace Letcher was born on October 3, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Herman and Ophelia Bohannon (Jones) Kaapcke.
Bachelor of Science, University Oregon, 1937. Juris Doctor, University Oregon, 1939. Postgraduate (Sterling fellow), Yale University Law School, 1940.
Associate firm Hughes, Hubbard & Ewing, New York City, 1940-1941, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, 1941-1951, member firm, 1951-1990, chairman, 1977-1980, retired, 1990. General counsel San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit, 1958-1969. Lecturer University California, 1961, 73.
Board directors, member executive committee, secretary San Francisco Opera Association. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association Clubs: Pacific Union, Bohemian, Engineers (San Francisco), Claremont (Berkeley).
Married Ellen Adams, April 4, 1942. Children: Peter L., Brian E., Gretchen.