▁en list ing ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁law ▁school ▁at ▁South western ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁his ▁military ▁service . ▁He ▁married ▁Ann ▁D od gen ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁died ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁La ▁V ida ▁Real , ▁a ▁ret irement ▁community ▁in ▁Ran cho ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁ ▁Career ▁Be ard ▁was ▁a ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁theatre ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁law ▁school , ▁he ▁pract iced ▁law ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Lane ▁and ▁McG inn is ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁district ▁att orney ' s ▁office ▁in ▁Imperial ▁County , ▁California ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 1 9 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man , ▁California ▁Indust rial ▁Acc ident ▁Commission ▁ 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁El ▁C aj on ▁Municipal ▁Court ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁until ▁he ▁retired ▁about ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : American ▁jud ges ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Chicago ▁Category : S outh western ▁Law ▁School ▁al