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Alan Klineman, ’56, died September 15, 2020, He was 89 years old. He founded the law firm Klineman Rose, which later became Klineman Rose Wolf and Wallack, and served as the first chair of the Indiana Gaming Commission.

Born in Washington, D.C., the Klineman family moved to Indianapolis in 1937. He graduated from Shortridge High School, and completed his undergraduate education at Indiana University before enrolling in the evening division at IU McKinney. Klineman was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.

As he was building his law practice, Klineman became active in the Marion County and Indiana Democratic parties. He served as a deputy prosecutor in Marion County and was elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1964. In addition to his Indiana Gaming Commission service, Klineman was a member of the Carmel Plan Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. He also served on a number of foundations and boards, including the English Foundation, the Carmel-Clay Educational Foundation, and the Indianapolis Foundation. He was honored as a Sagamore of the Wabash and as a Kentucky Colonel.

Klineman established the Alan I. Klineman Scholarship fund at IU McKinney to help students achieve their dreams of obtaining a legal education. To further that goal, Klineman’s family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his memory to IU McKinney, earmarked for scholarships for working students. Friends also may make memorial contributions in his memory to the Jewish Welfare Fund of Greater Indianapolis. Klineman was a lifelong member of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation.

The Klineman family will host a celebration of his life at a later date when friends and family may gather safely.