ights , ▁Missouri ▁to ▁Alfred ▁and ▁K atherine ▁B ard get t . ▁He ▁attended ▁Little ▁F lower ▁Catholic ▁Gra de ▁School , ▁St . ▁Louis ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law . ▁B ard get t ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁B ard get t ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁att orney ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁City , ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁by ▁Governor ▁Warren ▁E . ▁H ear nes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁After ▁ste pping ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice . ▁He ▁remained ▁an ▁att orney ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁B ard get t ▁married ▁Mary ▁Jean ne ▁Branch ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁two ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁& ▁death ▁ ▁B ard get t ▁died ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁at ▁B J C ▁Hospital ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Res urre ction ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁City , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁law y ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges ▁Category : De ath ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category