Charles Brown Swartwood III ’61

Charles Brown Swartwood III ’61, of Cotuit, Mass.; Nov. 16. He graduated from Boston University School of Law and was known to most as “Brownie.”He was employed with the Worcester law firm of Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting. In 1993, he was appointed a full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court in Worcester. He retired from Federal Court in 2006 and went on to work at Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services in Boston as a mediator, arbitrator, and case evaluator. In 2009, he was appointed chairman of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission and served until his term expired in 2013. He was a member of several clubs in Worcester and Boston and a lifelong member of the Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club. He enjoyed sailing and is survived by his companion Heidi Baracsi; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; eight grandchildren; two sisters; a brother and sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Judith Swartwood.