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John Brandlin Obituary
October 31, 1913 - May 26, 2010
John Joseph (Joe) Brandlin died peacefully in Los Angeles at age 96 after a short illness. Born in Sterling, Illinois on Halloween in 1913, he lived his pre-college years in Algonquin, Illinois and later earned a BA from the University of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Law in 1938 and practiced law in Los Angeles for 50 years. During World War II he progressed from Private to Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Brandlin was the attorney for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles for 25 years serving under Cardinals James Francis McIntyre, Timothy Manning and Roger Mahoney. He and his law firm represented many Catholic congregations of religious men and women and their hospitals, schools and colleges, as well as medium and small private business corporations. Mr. Brandlin was a Papal Knight of St. Gregory.
Mr. Brandlin was a volunteer officer and/or director of numerous corporations including Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, United Way of Los Angeles and St. Joseph's Health Support Alliance. He was a co-founder with Arthur Barron, of QueensCare, a public charity dedicated to providing quality healthcare to the low-income, uninsured residents of Los Angeles.
He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Judith G. Brandlin, his children John J. Brandlin, Jr., Kathryn Shearer, Steven D. Brandlin, Carol Roadenbaugh, Barbara Hines, and Margaret English; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving him are his brothers, Paul and William Brandlin of Arizona and Robert Brandlin of Los Angeles.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Cyril of Jerusalem Catholic Church in Encino on Tuesday June 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Stone Soup Child Care Programs, 15910 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1702, Encino, CA 91436, QueensCare Family Clinics, 1300 No. Vermont Ave. Suite1002, L.A. CA 90027, or your favorite charity.
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Brigid Nigg
June 6, 2010
My sincere condolences to all of the Brandlins. Susie and Meg were good friends of mine in high school. My dad sent me Mr. Brandlin's obit. I spent a lot of time at the Bel Air house and remember fondly him singing "Brigid O'Flynn" every time I saw him with that big smile on his face. May your memories bring you comfort and strength.
Brigid McNicholas Nigg
June 2, 2010
Dear Judy,
Art and I only have the best memories of Joe and my dad Sy working for those that were in more need than others. This is a passing of an era that we were blessed to be a part of. My Mom, Dorothy and all of the family were the "lucky ones" to know Joe.
God Bless You,
Art and Mary Maki
May 31, 2010
My husband, Rick, and I had the privilege of meeting Mr. and Mrs. Brandlin when they visited his daughter and our friend, Kathryn Shearer, in Charlotte NC. We were immediately impressed with Joe's vitality, intelligence and graciousness and felt honored to have had the opportunity to meet him and his beautiful wife, Judy. We extend our sympathy to her as well as to Kathryn and the rest of the family during this sad time.
Lynn and Rick Dermott
Denver, NC
May 31, 2010
Joe was a gift to all of us who knew and loved him. I will always be grateful to Joe for his excellent advice and service to the clergy and religious of Los Angeles. My condolences to all his family, especially my long-time friend, Tom Brandlin.
Paulette Gladis, CSJ, Ph.D.
St. Louis, Missouri
May 29, 2010
May God bless Judy and all of you. Joe was a financial advisor for our Allentown Diocese in PA , but moreso a good friend of ours. His example at our meetings with banking executives there made us very proud to share the same religious beliefs. Meeting Judy at the California Club soon after their marriage was the most memorable visit we made to the West Coast. Now maybe he can represent and intercede for us up in heaven. Monsignor Dooley & Katie Edwards
Gerald Flavin
May 29, 2010
My memories of Joe go back to the 60's and to the firm Vaughn,Brandin, Robinson and Roemer on West Fifth Los Angeles where I was an associate attorney for several years. It was such a great firm and more than a place to work it was like a family. I was there until I took off for Australia in 1968 but did return to California but now live in Sydney. I still have friends Dick Brown and Valerie his wife from the law firm days.
Joe had a very full life. My condolences to all of his family.
Sincerely Gerald(Jerry) Flavin
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