Background
Dolph, Wilbert Emery was born on December 29, 1923 in Palatka, Florida, United States. Son of Wilbert Emery and Ophelia (Reynolds) Dolph.
Dolph, Wilbert Emery was born on December 29, 1923 in Palatka, Florida, United States. Son of Wilbert Emery and Ophelia (Reynolds) Dolph.
Student, University Arizona, 1941-1942; Bachelor of Laws, University Arizona, 1949.
Assistant city attorney, Tucson, 1949-1950; assistant attorney general, Arizona, 1950-1951; private practice, Tucson, 1951-1994; counsel judicial committee, Arizona Senate, 1952; shareholder, Bilby & Shoenhair, Professional Corporation, 1953-1989; partner, Snell & Wilmer, Tucson, 1989-1993; of counsel, Snell & Wilmer, Tucson, 1992-1993; retired, 1993.
President Pima County Young Democrats, 1952-1953. Vice president Arizona Young Democrats, 1952-1953. Trustee Tucson Medical Center, president, 1973-1975.
Member U. Arizona Foundation, U. Arizona President's Club. Chairman, Board Of Directors Friends of Library., U. Arizona, 1995-1997. Past board visitors U. Arizona Law College.
Past board directors Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona Heart Association, Southern Arizona Heart Association, Tucson Festival Society, Arizona Children's Home Association, Tucson Young Men’s Christian Association, Arizona Council Economics Education. Past vestryman, parish warden St. Phlips in the Hills Episcopal Church, 1974-1976. With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1944, to captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946.
Member American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association, Pima County Bar Association (Executive Committee, president 1974-1975), Navy League, Foothills Forum, Tucson Foreign Rels. Committee, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Chi, Graduate Club (president 1987), Skyline Country Club, United States Power Squadron (secretary 1995).
Married Roberta Hundley. Children: Wilbert Emery III, Kenneth Alan, Scott Marshall, Cheryl, Karlsson.