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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Ind. Law - Bloomington attorney Sylvan W. Tackitt, 99, dies
From the Bloomington Herald-Times, this story:
Longtime attorney Sylvan W. Tackitt, 99, died Thursday at Bloomington Hospital.Tackitt had been a Bloomington attorney since 1933 and continued to maintain a law office in the downtown area. In June 2005, Tackitt received the 50-year award from the Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation.
He was born in Banta, in Morgan County, and was a Martinsville High School graduate. He went on to graduate from Indiana University and earlier this year received the Golden Barrister Award from the Indiana University School of Law.
During his career, Tackitt served as county attorney from 1964 to 1965 and was Monroe County prosecuting attorney from 1942 to 1945.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 19, 2008 10:40 AM
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