Retired attorney Jack W. Osborn died April 7 at age 88 in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. A 1940 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he practiced in the Chicago area for several years.
Albert Pucci
Retired 10th Circuit judge Albert Pucci of Putnam died May 18 at age 93 in his home. A 1936 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law, he was a lawyer and judge in Putnam County until 1976.
Mr. Pucci was instrumental in formation of the Putnam County Bank in Hennepin, now the North Central Bank.
Jack Redwine
Jack T. Redwine, retired vice president and general counsel of Quaker Oats, died June 3 at age 83 in Evanston Hospital. His legal education was interrupted by Army service as a first lieutenant during World War II.
Mr. Redwine graduated in 1947 from the University of Michigan Law School, moved to Evanston and joined Quaker Oats the same year. He retired at age 64 after 37 years with the company. He was a member of the Legal Club of Chicago and the Association of General Counsel.
Marvin Rosenblum
Chicago attorney and entrepreneur Marvin J. Rosenblum died May 7 at age 60. A 1971 graduate of the University of Chicago law School, he was senior law clerk to federal judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz before entering private practice.
Mr. Rosenblum was general counsel of Matchbox Toys and the founder of several companies. He was executive producer of the remake of George Orwell's "1984," with Richard Burton and John Hurt.
Among the boards Mr. Rosenblum served on are First Commercial Bank of Chicago, Excalibur Technologies Corp., Innapharma Inc., The Osmotics Corp. and Kahr Pharmaceuticals.
Calvin Sawyier
Chicago attorney Calvin P. Sawyier, a partner in Winston & Strawn, died recently at age 81. A member of Phi Beta Kappa who has a master of arts degree from the University of Chicago, he graduated in 1947 from Harvard Law School.
Donald Tracy
Joliet attorney Donald Joseph Tracy, a partner in Tracy, Johnson & Wilson, died May 7 at age 76. A 1949 honors graduate of the Loyola University School of Law, he served in the Navy during World War II.
Mr. Tracy joined the Joliet practice of Walter O. Hershbach in 1952 and was a partner for many years with Herschbach, Tracy, Johnson, Bettani & Wilson.
As counsel to the Will County Public Building Commission, Mr. Tracy was involved in construction of the Will County Courthouse and the Joliet Municipal Building.
He was treasurer of the Will County Republican Central Committee for several years and an adviser to the retirement program of Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Donald Wenzel
Retired attorney Donald Charles Wenzel Sr. of Glenview died April 19 at age 74 in Glenbrook Hospital. He was a graduate of the DePaul University College of Law.
George Williams
George H. Williams of Evanston, retired executive vice president and director of the American Judicature Society in Chicago, died May 18 at age 85 in St. Francis Hospital from an infection.
Born in New York, Mr. Williams was attending New York University Law School when he was drafted by the Army. He was an intelligence and operations officer in Africa and Italy before being captured in France by the Germans. He escaped from a prison camp in Poland.
Mr. Williams received a Silver Star, a Purple Heart and the Legion of Merit before returning to law school and graduating in 1946. He joined the faculty and became an assistant dean.
As president of American University from 1968 to 1975, Mr. Williams created the College of Public and International Affairs. He also chaired the board of trustees of Trinity College.
After moving to Evanston and heading AJS from 1976 to 1986, Mr. Williams was a volunteer dispute mediator at the Center for Neighborhood Justice in Chicago.
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