 1876 - 1933 (56 years)
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| Obituary & Death Notice |
 | Justice Druhan, 56, Succumbs to Pneumonia
Justice Druhan, 56, Succumbs To Pneumonia
Fatal Illness Developed After Operation-Rites to Be Held on Friday
Supreme Court Justice Charles J. Druhan died at 1:15 a.m, today in his home, 1195 Ocean Ave. He was 56. He died of pneumonia which developed after an operation for gastric ulcers two weeks ago.
Justice Druhan is survived by Mrs. Druhan, the former Agnes Dorman, sister of Fire Commissioner John J. Dorman, a son, Loughlin, and two daughters, Mrs. Harry Hagan and Mrs. Arthur Sears. He is also survived by two brothers, Raymond F. and John L. Druhan.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m, Friday from the Druhan home, wth a solemn requiem mass at Our Lady of Refuge Church, Ocean and Foster Aves. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery.
Son of Police Inspector
Judge Druhan was the son of former Police Inspector Thomas L. Druhan, He was born on Aug. 22, 1876, in what was then known as the old 8th Ward, South Brooklyn, a short distance from the house in which Inspector Druhan had been born.
In the Brooklyn Supreme Court today, the usual business of the court was halted while in Trial Term, Part "I, gathered all the judges who were in the building and some 200 lawyers and others in a brief informal ceremony to pay their respects to the memory of Justice Druhan and express their sorrow at his death.
Justice John MacCrate presided.
Justice John B. Johnston declared
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--The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, May 24, 1933 Page 1 |
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that the loss of the departed judge was deeply felt and that a more fitting memorial service would be held at a later date, Eulogies were also expressed by Fred L. Gross, president of the Brooklyn Bar Association; Assistant Corporation Counsel William W. Wilson and former Supreme Court Justice John R. Vunk of Suffolk who declared that Justice Druhan had endeared himself to the lawyers and laymen alike of Suffolk.
The justices voted to close the Supreme Courts in Brooklyn Friday out of respect to Justice Druhan.
A brief memorial service was also held this morning for Justice Druhan in the Queens Supreme Court at Long Island City, Supreme Court Justices Edward J. Riegelmann and the Edward J. Byrne eulogized the dead justice.
Others who participated were Municipal Court Justice Rodman Richardson, District Attorney Colden, Henry Albert of the Queens Bar Association and Assemblyman Harold J. Crawford.
All his life Judge Druhan was peculiarly a Brooklyn citizen. He was born and brought up here, was educated in St, Francis College, Brooklyn; obtained his law degree from the Brooklyn Law School in 1902 and was active as a lawyer, public official and judge in Brooklyn.
He was appointed Assistant Corporation Counsel in Brooklyn shortly after his admission to the Bar in 1903 and left the Brooklyn office of the Corporation Counsel in 1925 when he was elected to the Supreme Court bench.
Son of a man who was for years 8 known as "Honest" Inspector Druhan and who frequently suffered because of his honesty in clashes with "the system," Justice Druhan had the reputation of being a hard man to convince when an application was made to him against the police.
While an assistant corporation counsel, he became highly regarded as an expert on municipal law and an able lawyer. He took an active part, before his elevation to the bench, in politics as a prominent member of the Flatbush Democratic Club. He was a member and former president of the Emerala Society and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He was a member of the Cathedral Club, the Crescent Athletic-Hamilton Club, the Brooklyn and the New York State Bar Associations and the Brooklyn Lodge of Elks.
He was married in 1911. His present term on the Supreme Court bench was to end in 1939.
Bar to Attend Funeral
The entire board of trustees of the Brooklyn Bar Association will attend the funeral of Justice Druhan as representatives of their organization.
The dead jurist was formerly a member of the board, which consists of Fred L, Gross, Edward H. Wilson, Ralph K, Jacobs, William R. Bayes, Edward J. Connolly, Edwin L. Snedeker, William Payson Richardson, John H. Schmid, Michael Furst, James P, Judge, Andrew F. Von Thun Jr., Herman S. Bachrach, Conrad Saxe Keyes, Robert H. Wilson and Leo J. Hickey.
Tributes to Justice Druhan were spread on the minutes in all parts of County Court by Judges Fitzgerald, Martin, Taylor, Nova and McLaughlin.
--The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, May 24, 1933 Page 13 |
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| Name |
Charles Joseph Druhan |
| Born |
22 Aug 1876 |
Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
24 May 1933 |
Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA |
| Buried |
St John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queen's County, New York, United States |
| Person ID |
I07074 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Family 1 |
Mary Amelia Hayden, b. Aug 1876, New York, USA , d. 15 Apr 1908, Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA (Age 31 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Marcella Druhan, b. 22 Apr 1900, Kings County, New York, USA , d. 12 Jul 1957, Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA (Age 57 years) |
| + | 2. Marie Druhan, b. 23 Sep 1905, Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, USA |
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| Family ID |
F2423 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Agnes Dorman, b. 26 Jul 1886, Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA , d. 7 Feb 1946, Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA (Age 59 years) |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Family ID |
F13382 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Died - 24 May 1933 - Borough of Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA |
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 | Buried - - St John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queen's County, New York, United States |
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