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GEORGE T. BRUBAKER, a founding partner of the law firm of Hartman, Underhill, & Brubaker, LLP, died of cancer on Aug. 1, 2006. He was 64. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and a history major as an undergraduate, he received his bachelor’s degree with honors. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, earning his doctorate of jurisprudence, magna cum laude. He held a federal clerkship before returning to Lancaster, Pa., where he served in the office of the District Attorney and then entered into private practice. He developed a special expertise in municipal and school law and was active in his firm until his death. He is survived by his wife, Margot Lasher Brubaker, a daughter, a son, Theodore Brubaker ’93, and two grandsons.

MICHAEL A. AUSTIN, 68, an attorney who specialized in tax, and in trusts and estates, died Dec. 7, 2011. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, received his degree magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After four years of service in the U.S. Navy, he entered Harvard Law School and upon receiving his degree began practicing law in Boston, first with a larger firm and later on his own. Predeceased by his daughter, he is survived by his wife, Nolly Corley; two sons, including Jeffrey M. Austin ’00; two sisters; a stepson; and many nieces and nephews.