Edward L. Nadeau ’48

Edward L. Nadeau ’48 died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Glens Falls, New York, on January 10, attended by his daughters and their families. He won a four-year scholarship as an eighth-grader to Keveny Memorial Academy in Cohoes, New York. In 1944, during his senior year, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for six years during World War II and the Korean War, after which he was discharged as a first lieutenant. In between wars he obtained his A.B. in psychology from Dartmouth in 1948. After his military service he attended Albany Law School and received his LL.B. and subsequent admission to the New York State Bar in 1954. He began his career at LaPann and Reardon in Glens Falls before opening his own law firm, which encompassed most of his 50-year career. He practiced principally in the fields of insurance law and negligence, estates and litigation for private clients, and real estate. He was married for 32 years to the late Marion Murphy of Malone, New York. Ed was a member and past president of the New York State Bar Association, an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, city attorney for the City of Glens Falls and in 1972 was elected city court judge for 23 years. He was a pilot and a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He is survived by four daughters and 11 grandchildren.