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Article: Theodore Postel, 77; lawyer, writer He had front-page column in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin for almost 30 years
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- November 20, 2002
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For just short of 30 years, readers of the Chicago Daily Law
Bulletin looked for the familiar face of Theodore Roosevelt Postel on
the front page along with his take on recent Appellate Court
decisions.
His editors loved his column for another reason: He never missed a
deadline, an amazing feat for any journalist.
"He was a gentleman and a very even-tempered, mild-mannered man
who never missed his deadline in [about] 4,900 columns," said Bernard
Judge, the Law Bulletin's editor and publisher. "He was a fast and
clear writer . . . and he maintained a legal practice at the same
time."
Mr. Postel, who specialized in personal injury law, died Friday at
his Lincoln Park home after a long struggle ...