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ALUMNI NewsIn Memoriam1934John B. Holden, Sr. died Oct. 2, 2003, inSalisbury, Md., at the age of 94, from pulmonaryarrest. Mr. Holden worked for theDepartment of Agriculture in the ForestService division as a procurement officerand later as a property manager forBureau of the Budget from 1955 until hisretirement in 1969.1938Judge Malcolm P. Littlefield died inColumbia, Md., on Sept. 21, 2003, atthe age of 85.1941Patrick Casey died of Alzheimer’sdisease in Greensboro, NC, on Aug. 3,2003. He worked as a real estate lawyer,and spent over 30 years with the U.S. TaxCourt.Laura Howell Dale died Sept. 11, 2003,at her home in Chevy Chase, Md. Asone of the first female lawyersemployed by the Labor Department, sheresearched and wrote the country’s firstcomprehensive report card on the legalstatus of women in all 50 states. “I compileda book of all of the state laws,”Dale said. “Women’s property rights,voting rights, all sorts of things. I didn’twrite laws. I just told them what waswrong with the laws.” Upon graduationfrom the Columbus School of Law, Dalebegan a small but thriving private practicein Washington, D.C. Switching laterto government service, she worked for10 years as a labor law editor with theBureau of National Affairs. There, theunfairness of gender-based salaryinequities prompted Dale to put her legalskills to use for the only organization inAmerica at the time that was dedicatedsolely to improving conditions forwomen in the workplace: the U.S. LaborDepartment’s Women’s Bureau. There,she produced the first carefully charteddiagram of state-sanctioned discriminationagainst women. Her report, as wellas her persistent lobbying of offendingstate bureaucracies, eventually helpedstrike down many of the regressivelaws suffocating women all over thenation. It also helped pave the way forpassage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963.Upon retirement, Dale did pro bonowork for D.C. area senior citizens.Interviewed for the Spring 2003 editionof CUA Lawyer, Dale said she would nothave switched places with female attorneystoday. “They make great money,but it doesn’t sound as interesting asthe things I did. I had fun.”1948Edward Nicholson, 81, died Nov. 17,2001, in St. Simons Island, Ga.1953James G. Michaux, 82, died of pneumoniaMay 5, 2003, at Sibley MemorialHospital in Washington, D.C. He startedhis career as a lawyer in Chicago, andthen became a lobbyist for theAmerican Retail Federation and alawyer/lobbyist for Federated DepartmentStores. He retired from Federatedas a vice president in 1986 after 25years with the company. Survivorsinclude a daughter, Cindy.1954Clarence H. Featherson, 76, died ofdiabetes on Nov. 7, 2003, in SilverSpring, Md. Featherson was a formerstaff lawyer for the labor relations boardin the early 1960s, a civil rights lawyerwith the EEOC in the 1970s and later, apostal service lawyer and private practiceattorney.1971Jack Bailey, former chief attorney forthe state of Connecticut, died Sept. 22,2003. He was 59. The West Hartfordresident, who suffered from LouGehrig’s disease, retired from his post inNovember. His sister, former U.S. Rep.Barbara Kennelly, said he had been verysick and was receiving hospice care.Bailey was a career prosecutor, rising tothe top of the criminal justice divisionand to a prominence few elected officialsenjoy. Bailey interned in the OvalOffice of President Lyndon Johnson andpositioned himself for entry into thepolitical arena. In 1974, he was electedDemocratic town chairman. A monthlater, he ran for the 2nd District congressionalseat but lost the nomination toChristopher J. Dodd. It was Bailey’s firstand final foray into elective politics. Hebecame a state’s attorney for the judicialdistrict of Hartford-New Britain in 1979,and served 14 years before his appointmentto chief state’s attorney in 1993.Known for his stylish dress, slicked-backhair and deep tan, Mr. Bailey was able tomake friends on both sides of the politicalaisle. Connecticut governor John G.Rowland ordered all state flags to beflown at half staff in tribute to Mr. Bailey.Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife of 33years as well as his two sons, John M.Bailey II of Hartford and Brian Bailey ofNew Haven.James H. Clingham, 61, died inDaytona Beach, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2003.Clingham worked for several law firmsand was employed for more than 20years at RCA. He retired in 2001.44CUALAWYER /Winter 2004