Judge Alfred Woodward: 1913 - 2007 (Bob's dad)

[never cry wolf]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0702220150feb22,1,2970847.story

Alfred Woodward: 1913 - 2007
Sat on county, state benches

Father of prominent journalist found success in private Wheaton firm before stepping up to DuPage County Circuit and later Illinois Appellate Courts

By Trevor Jensen
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 22, 2007

Alfred Woodward, a prominent Wheaton attorney who served as a judge in DuPage County and on the Illinois Appellate Court, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, of congestive heart failure, his son said.

Mr. Woodward, 93, had lived for the last six years in the Wynscape Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheaton, said his son Bob, a best-selling author whose reporting for the Washington Post helped uncover the Watergate scandal.

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Bob Woodward considered following his father into law after his own service in the Navy, but decided to become a newspaper reporter. When he told his father of his new career plans, Mr. Woodward had two words: "You're crazy," his son said.

But Mr. Woodward, a solid Republican, proved a source of comfort and advice when his son was a young reporter writing stories for the Washington Post that led to the collapse of Richard M. Nixon's presidency.

"During Watergate, when we'd written all these stories and were alone and being denounced, I'd talk to him," his son said. "He said if those were the facts, don't worry."

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[AndreaCG]

1. Bob's become a pretty solid Republican too

Last book not withstanding. He can smell the gravy train departing Bush station.

[never cry wolf]

2. You are correct, though he is a windsock

He'll follow a trend to sell more books.

[Captain Hilts]

3. Woodward is just another rich kid with connections. A professional lounge lizard. nt

[never cry wolf]

4. One kick for the evening crowd

Not a big fan of Bob Woodward since the 70's, but like it or not, his name has a mark in history...