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Walter Hubert Madden, ’96, died February 18, 2023 at age eighty-one, survived by Judy Madden, his wife of fifty-eight years, nine children and twen- ty-five grandchildren. Lefty be- gan college playing basketball at LaSalle University before trans- ferring to the University of Mary- land. He taught high school English by day and attended law school at American University by night. Following graduation, he served as a prosecutor in Montgomery County, then moved on to private practice. Lefty often accepted alternative forms of payment for his legal work, including landscaping services, musical instruments and even ponies. Instead of customary legal arguments, Lefty preferred to channel his favorite author, Mark Twain, along with classic Irish humor, to argue his cases. Lefty was a renowned storyteller, often regaling his children and grandchildren with intricately woven tales such as his novel, Laced. Tell Lefty where you went to college, and he would tell you your college mascot, often accom- panied by the starting bars of your college fight song. Lefty would often take center stage at family events, captivating with his stories and jokes – though no one laughed harder at the punch lines than Lefty himself. Thomas Bennett McNeill, ‘90, died peacefully at the age of eighty-eight on December 6, 2022. Tom grew up in the suburbs of Chicago; his father, Don Mc- Neill, was the host of The Breakfast Club from 1933 through 1968. Tom earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame in 1956 and his J.D. degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1958. Tom did three months of post-grad study after Law School in Vienna, where he met Ingrid, to whom we was married for nearly sixty years. After three years as a JAG Officer in the U.S. Air Force, Tom settled into a civil commercial litigation practice, representing major companies such as Cater- pillar Tractor Co., Rockwell International Corp., Bruns- wick Corp. and Ford Motor Company in multiple trials and appeals, several going to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 1960’s Tom headed a trial team representing pro bono The Contract Buyers League, a group of black Chi- cago home buyers, against discriminatory sellers. A de- cision in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1977, on appeal from a New Jersey trial where he represented Brunswick Corp., established an important antitrust law precedent. Tom’s survivors include his wife, Ingrid, three children and nine grandchildren. Timothy Gerald O’Neill, ’09, was only sixty-two when he passed on December 19, 2022 in Evergreen. Tim de- voted his life to his family and an accomplished career in complex business litigation, commercial disputes, and major product liability tort litigation. Tim was also an active member of his community, serving the Advisory Board of the Colorado Civil Justice League, working with young lawyers through the Colorado At- torney Mentor Program and volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver. Tim spent his free time with his family and on the water, when possible. Har- boring a deep love of the ocean, Tim earned a skipper license and captained the family’s boat, Freedom, every chance he could. Tim is survived by his wife, Monique, three children and a grandson. John Patrick Peacock, K.C., ’91, passed away at age sev- enty-nine on December 4, 2022 after a battle with two rare diseases, IPF and PSP. He is survived by his wife Virginia Engel, K.C., his partner in life and law, his four children, and seven grandchildren. Pat was a true Calgarian through and through. After law school at the University of Alberta, he returned home after his call to the bar in 1968. Pat was an avid football fan, serving as the president of the Calgary Stampeders in 1985-1986 during the critical stage in the football club’s history. Pat successfully led the campaign and “Saved Our Stamps.” Pat had a long and distinguished legal career. Pat enjoyed time at Gull Lake, Windermere and Pender Island with friends and family. He loved travelling, skiing, golfing, boating, hunting and fishing, none of which he ever let go, even in his last years. Pat was a legendary story teller with a deep - if sometimes repetitive - repertoire of jokes. Often times one would answer the phone to the start of a joke without any introduction or greeting, just the unmistakable voice of Pat saying, “two men were sitting in a bar . . .” Wherever Pat was, there was always mu- sic - stand up bass, guitar, piano and singing; there was not a party or event that Pat attended that didn’t include singing, playing and lighting up the room with his voice, song, jokes, energy and smile. SUMMER 2023 JOURNAL 100