Mary Elizabeth Sigler, 52, passed away on June 9, 2018 after a nearly three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Mary earned her B.A. (1989) and Ph.D. (2003) at ASU and her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania (2000). She was appointed to the faculty of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU in 2003. She quickly established herself as a leading voice in criminal law and jurisprudence and, in 2012, was appointed as an Associate Dean at the College of Law. Mary was a frequent contributor to leading law journals, with dozens of publications, and was a sought-after panelist at international conferences. Her work led to a Visiting Fellowship at Oxford University in 2006 and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 2007. In her fifteen years on the faculty at ASU Law, Mary taught jurisprudence, criminal law, and other courses, and her impact on Arizona's legal community will be felt far into the future. Mary was pre-deceased by her parents and a brother. She is survived by two brothers, two nephews and numerous cousins. A wake/visitation will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix from 6:00 P.M. -8:00 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 15, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 2312 E. Campbell Avenue in Phoenix, with the interment to immediately follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 2033 N. 48th Street in Phoenix. A reception for family and friends will follow the interment. Flowers can be sent to Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home or donations can be made in Mary's memory to Best Friends Animal Society in Utah or to the Arizona Humane Society. (Source: Arizona Republic)