IN MEMORIAM Brian P. Dempsey Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Bri-
an Dempsey, 55, of Castleton died March 23, 2012. Dempsey graduated from Stet- son University and received his law degree from Vermont Law School. After practicing for five years in Pennsylvania, he returned to Vermont, where he practiced for two de- cades. He also taught business law at both Castleton State College and the College of St. Joseph. He is survived by four children, his longtime partner, Karin Mylott, and her children, two sisters, two brothers, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
------------------------------------ Harvey B. “Bud” Otterman, Jr.
Born February 18, 1926, in Washington D.C., Harvey “Bud” Otterman, Jr., 85, of West Topsham, died January 2, 2012. Af- ter graduating from high school and a stint in the Navy during World War II, Otterman attended George Washington University and received his law degree in 1950. He opened his law office in Bradford on Jan- uary 2, 1951, beginning a fifty-year career as a lawyer. He served as state’s attorney for Orange County from 1952 to 1956. He served as president of the Vermont Bar As- sociation from 1980-1981, and also served a term as president of the New England
Bar Association. During his career, he also served as chair of the Professional Conduct Board. After his retirement from the prac- tice of law, he spent eight years in the Ver- mont House of Representatives as was, for a time, vice-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. He is survived by his wife Phyllis Ellis, a sister, three sons and their wives, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
------------------------------------ Alan D. Overton
Born February 12, 1937, in Northamp- ton, Massachusetts, Alan Overton, 75, of Essex Junction, died February 22, 2012. Af- ter graduating from the University of Ver- mont in 1959, he attended Michigan Law School, earning his J.D. in 1961. After com- pleting three years in the U.S. Air Force, Overton returned to Vermont in 1965 to practice law. He practiced in Essex Junc- tion for nearly fifty years with partners Phil- ip Kolvoord and Gregg Wilson, as well as Mike Danley and his own son, Daniel. He was extremely active in community affairs and served on numerous boards, including spending six years on the University of Ver- mont Board of Trustees. He is survived by his wife, Ann, their three children, a daugh- ter-in-law, five grandchildren, two brothers, and numerous nieces and nephews.
------------------------------------ Frederick M. Reed
Born in Rutland July 28, 1924, Frederick Reed of Vinalhaven, Maine, and Barre, Ver- mont, died March 6, 2012. After graduat- ing from Burr & Burton Seminary in 1942 and working for a short period, Reed en- listed in the Army and served through- out World War II, including a tour in Bur- ma about which he subsequently wrote a book. Upon discharge, he enrolled in the University of Vermont and later Albany Law School, earning his J.D. in 1950. After grad- uation, he moved to Montpelier, where he joined a private law office. In 1955, he be- came deputy attorney general. He became attorney general of Vermont the following year and was re-elected in 1958. In 1960, he became general counsel for Rock of Ages Corp. in Barre. In 1968 he joined the Davis Administration, eventually becoming governor’s counsel, a part-time position that permitted him to practice law private- ly, first in Essex and then in Williston. He subsequently served as general counsel of Blodgett Oven Co., a position he held un- til his retirement in 1992. He is survived by three daughters, three grandsons (includ- ing VBA staff member Devlin Nicholls), a sister-in-law, a nephew and numerous oth- er relatives and friends.
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