JUDGE DONALD R. FORD SR. Judge Ford, who died Saturday, served his community as an attorney and judge at several levels; his school, Warren G. Harding High School; his college, Bethany College, W.Va.,

Age: 81

Born Nov. 8, 1931 in Warren.

Married Janet L. Lofgren, Aug. 20, 1955.

Graduated Warren G. Harding High School, 1949.

Graduated cum laude with honors, Bethany College, W.Va., 1953.

Graduated University of Michigan Law School, 1956.

Practiced law in Warren for 15 years.

Elected Warren Municipal Court judge, 1972.

Filled unexpired term on the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, 1976.

Elected to the term beginning in January 1979.

Elected to the 11th District Court of Appeals, 1982.

Retired from Court of Appeals, 2007.

Founded Warren Sports Hall of Fame.

Initiated creation of Howland Park.

Source: Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren