During World War II, Mr. Badger was an airplane crash investigator for the Army Air Corps until he was recruited by the Counter Intelligence Corps. He served in India and was bound for Japan when the war ended.
John Britain
Retired Elgin attorney John James Brittain, a former partner in Brittain & Ketcham, died recently at age 73. He was a 1956 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
An assistant Illinois attorney general from 1959 to 1961, Mr. Brittain was village attorney and corporate counsel of Carpentersville from 1960 to 1963. He was secretary of the Kane County Bar Association in 1958-59.
Scott Chase
Glendale Heights attorney Scott Townsley Chase, an Aurora resident, died March 27 at age 46 of cancer in Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.
A 1983 graduate of the Valparaiso University Law School, Mr. Chase practiced for 22 years with Nigro & Westfall, where an educational trust has been established for his children. He was athletic director and coach of basketball teams at Our Lady of Good Counsel School.
Arthur Christie
Chicago attorney Arthur Noble Christie died March 21 at age 63 of lung cancer in his home. He graduated in 1972 from The John Marshall Law School after Navy service in Vietnam as an air intelligence officer on the USS Kitty Hawk.
Mr. Christie began his practice with Burke & Ryan, but left in 1974 to join a Peoria firm. In 1983 he returned to Chicago as an assistant corporation counsel, and in 1987 rejoined Burke & Ryan, now Ryan & Ryan.
Concentrating in eminent domain law, Mr. Christie was involved in development of Chicago's Block 37, Interstate 355, and several Evanston municipal projects.
Robert Day
Former Peoria mayor and state legislator Robert G. Day Sr., a 1938 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, died March 18 at age 91.
Mr. Day was mayor from 1961 to 1965, and he served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974. He had been a partner in Day & Day with his son, Robert G. Day Jr., since 1970.
Edward Fahy
Retired Rockford attorney Edward J. Fahy died Feb. 23 at age 94 of pneumonia. A 1937 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, he practiced in Northern Illinois from 1939 to 2002.
During World War II, Mr. Fahy practiced law by day, was a machinist at Gunite Foundry at night, and operated a barber shop at Camp Grant on weekends.
His career of representing manufacturers and retailers in labor relations included testifying in Congress in 1947 on the Taft-Hartley Act and in 1959 on the Landrum-Griffin Act.
(Note: This is a corrected version of the notice of Mr. Fahy's death that was published in the March issue of the ISBA Bar News with his name misspelled.)
Frank Hall
Park Ridge patent attorney Frank Braden Hall, who was an electrical engineer before entering law, died March 23 at age 88 after surgery in Holy Family Medical Center, DesPlaines.
After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, Mr. Hall was an engineer at Beardsley & Piper, a division of Pettibone Corp. When he graduated in 1956 from the DePaul University College of Law, he was transferred to the legal department for product liability defense.
From 1960 to 1964, Mr. Hall helped develop the first accelerator at Argonne Laboratories, then returned to Beardsley. Working with the American Foundrymen's Association in the 1970s, he created a safety procedure to shut down machines before they receive maintenance service.
The Foundrymen's Association gave him an Award for Scientific Merit for this achievement, which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said has saved hundreds of lives and prevented countless injuries.
Mr. Hall retired in 1982 but testified frequently in product liability cases. He was a member of the Patent Law Association of Chicago and the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Frank Harrison
Retired Streator attorney Frank J. Harrison Jr. died March 9 at age 85 in Community North Hospital, Indianapolis. A 1947 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, he also received a master of laws degree from Harvard.
Mr. Harrison served in the Signal Intelligence Service in Australia during World War II. After the war, he was a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He was Streator city attorney twice, from 1965 to 1971 and from 1973 to 1987.
Gerard Heldrich
Chicago attorney Gerard Charles Heldrich Jr., a partner in Heldrich, Gutman & Associates, died recently at age 72. A 1961 graduate of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, he served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Mr. Heldrich was general counsel and a board member of Lincoln Park Savings Bank and Line Tool and Die Co.
Russell James
Additional information has been received about retired Peoria attorney, whose death on Sept. 15 at age 90 was reported in the October issue of the ISBA Bar News.
A 1939 graduate of the St. Louis University School of Law, Mr. James also was a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Pharmacy at the medical center in Chicago. His brother, Kinsey T. James, graduated with him from law school.
After serving as an assistant Peoria County state's attorney, Russell James became general counsel for Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, in Indianapolis.
He later practiced international law with Kinsey James, in both Peoria and in Washington, D.C., where his brother officed. Kinsey died in 1985 in Maryland, and Russell retired in 1995.
Maurita King
Maurita L. King, an assistant Cook County public defender in the 3rd Municipal District, Rolling Meadows, died March 11 at age 47 in her Oak Park home.
A former social worker in the Cook County Department of Support Services, Miss King graduated in 2002 from The John Marshall Law School.
Steven Merrill
Chicago attorney and certified public accountant Steven A. Merrill died March 20 at age 44. Treasurer of the Chicago Equity Fund, he was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1995.
A. Maxim Pallasch
Retired Chicago attorney Abdon Maxim Pallasch Jr. died March 23 at age 76 of respiratory failure in Evanston Hospital. He also had post-polio syndrome from childhood illnesses.
A 1954 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, Mr. Pallasch joined the law practice of his father, Abdon M. Pallasch, who was a past president of the Advocates Society.
A trusted general practitioner for almost a half-century in his Polish neighborhood, Maxim Pallasch was an expert at negotiating real estate transactions.
In 2002 he turned the family law practice over to his son-in-law, Michael B. Jawgiel. Other survivors include a daughter, Ruth A. Pallasch Jawgiel of CNA Insurance, and a son, Abdon Pallasch, legal affairs writer for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Jerry Pech
Retired Palos Heights attorney Jerry K. Pech died March 21 at age 96 of pneumonia and kidney failure in Palos Community Hospital. A 1936 graduate of the Loyola University School of Law, he was a member of the Tilden Tech Hall of Fame.
A past president of the Gage Park Citizens' Improvement Club, Mr. Pech founded the Gage Park Herald newspaper in 1939. In Palos Heights, he founded the Palos Athletics semi-pro baseball team.
Mr. Pech volunteered legal services at the Center in Palos Park and received community awards from the American Red Cross and American Legion.
After almost 50 years of practice, he moved to Wisconsin, where he received a pro bono award for his estate planning work with senior citizens.
Robert Rath
Retired Harrisburg attorney Robert Harold Rath, a resident of Metropolis, died March 2 at age 63 in his home. A 1966 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he was an Illinois Court of Claims commissioner for more than 30 years.
Robert Rolek
Robert W. Rolek of Lake Bluff died March 12 at age 54 of liver failure in Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago. He was a partner in Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Rolek, with offices in Chicago and Waukegan.
A 1987 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, Mr. Rolek had two master's degrees from the University of Colorado. He practiced municipal, school and park district law and was executive director of the Round Lake Area Park District for several years.
A past president of the Lake Bluff school board, Mr. Rolek was a member of the Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce board.
Harry Teune
Retired Worth general practitioner Harry Teune died March 18 at age 91 in Life Care Center of The Willows, Valparaiso, Ind., after a stroke. A 1940 graduate of The John Marshall Law School, he practiced until seven years ago, when he moved to Valparaiso.
Marion Tiernan
Retired Flossmoor attorney Marion G. Tiernan died March 27 at age 88 in her home. She was the only woman in the 1950 graduation class at the University of Illinois College of law.
A former beautician who taught music and social science in Eldorado and was boys tennis coach, Mrs. Tiernan joined Bankers Life and Casualty Co. in Chicago after receiving her law degree.
She edited the firms's magazine and was legal adviser to John D. MacArthur before becoming an assistant attorney general in 1953 and serving for three years as head of its Corporate and Bankruptcy Divisions in Chicago.
Mrs. Tiernan entered private practice in 1959, relocated later to Flossmoor and practiced until 1998. She was an outspoken proponent of equal rights for women and a frequent panelist.
Stephen Winjum
Chicago attorney Stephen John Winjum died March 30 at age 41 after a heart attack. A 1989 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, he was a founder and chief executive officer of NovaMed.
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