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GEORGE D. BRODIGAN, an attorney who specialized in mediation and arbitration, died Sept. 14, 2010, at age 83. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received his law degree from the University of Virginia. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, he received his degree from Wesleyan and then re-entered the Marine Corps as an officer during the Korean War. He established his own law firm after working in the law department at the Travelers Insurance Company, and he was a Supreme Court Judge on an interim basis from 1985 to 1986. From 1991 to recent years he represented various companies in the field of mediation and arbitration. One son, Christopher C. Brodigan ’80, predeceased him, as did one brother, Francis F. Brodigan Jr. ’51. He is survived by his former wife, Shirley Walker Brodigan, two children, four grandchildren, and his brother, Charles T. Brodigan ’54.

CHARLES D. BECK JR., 83, an educator who was the Colorado facilitator for the National Diffusion Network and president of the Education Diffusion Group, died June 3, 2010. He was a member of Sigma Nu and received master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Denver. Among those who survive are his wife, Barbara Kennedy Beck, three children, five grandchildren, and his former wife, Carol Beck Nanney.

PAUL B. ALTERMATT, a former Connecticut State Insurance Commissioner, past president of the Connecticut State Bar Association, and an attorney in private practice, died Sept. 4, 2008, at age 78. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his law degree from Georgetown University. A U.S. Marine Corps officer, he served in Korea and later joined the Reserve. Survivors include his wife, Ann Taylor Altermatt, five children, 15 grandchildren, and two brothers.

PAUL B. ALTERMATT, a former Connecticut State Insurance Commissioner, past president of the Connecticut State Bar Association, and an attorney in private practice, died Sept. 4, 2008, at age 78. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his law degree from Georgetown University. A U.S. Marine Corps officer, he served in Korea and later joined the Reserve. Survivors include his wife, Ann Taylor Altermatt, five children, 15 grandchildren, and two brothers.