Paul Noland was a DuPage County judge who in his earlier career as an attorney represented the makers of Tylenol in the aftermath of the still-unsolved Chicago-area poisoning deaths in 1982 that were caused by drug tampering.

Noland became involved representing the makers of Tylenol because Dave Collins, the chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Products unit in 1982, had been close friends with Noland dating back to their high school days and also had been Noland’s college roommate.

“He had a very positive attitude on life, and a balanced view of life,” Collins said.

Noland, 91, died of complications from cancer Sept. 16 at his Glen Ellyn home, said Peggy Noland, his wife of 67 years. He had been a Glen Ellyn resident since 1965.

Born in Chicago, Noland grew up in Oak Park

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