The Grand Rapids Press reports on the death of Leontyne “Tina” Partee-Elder, a lawyer with “‘such a big heart.'”
Barton Deiters writes (excerpt):
As an attorney, Leontyne “Tina” Partee-Elder represented some of the most hardened criminal offenders in the system.
But the man she feared enough to seek a restraining order against was her estranged husband.
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“She was just such a kind-hearted person,” Alber said. “She was always willing to help out anyone.”