Thomas Lawrence Nadeau, Jr., a native of Waterville, Maine, attended the American University in Washington, DC and Cal State at Chico. After stints with the Army and the Merchant Marines, he settle...view moreThomas Lawrence Nadeau, Jr., a native of Waterville, Maine, attended the American University in Washington, DC and Cal State at Chico. After stints with the Army and the Merchant Marines, he settled in Northern California, working as reporter and editor for newspapers in Sacramento, Chico, and finally, Marysville. Nadeau received the 1997 Gold Medallion for Excellence in Investigative Journalism from the State Bar of California. He contributed to the Sacramento Bee, Reuters and Newsweek. Nadeau died in April, 2011 at his home in Marysville, CA.view less