In Re Martin

OPINION

EDWIN F. FLOWERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Creditors’ Committee and Chemical Bank & Trust Company, one of its members, seek the appointment of a trustee for the chapter 11 estate of George Thomas Martin. Before a hearing was held on the application, the Debtor in Possession, Mr. Martin, died. The Debtor’s widow asks to be named “successor” to her late husband or, alternatively, to be named as the chapter 11 trustee. No one has sought dismissal of the case.

The Bankruptcy Code in the portion relevant here provides:(a) At any time after the commencement of the case but before confirmation of…