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CHARLES F. COREY

Word has been received of the October 5, 1997 death of Charles F. Corey, 71, of Waltham, a former Lincoln Lab technician who retired in 1992 after working at the Lab for eight years. He is survived by a friend, Mary Burrows.

THOMAS SAXON JR.

A memorial service was held March 21 in the First Congregational Church in Falmouth for Thomas Saxon Jr., 82, of East Falmouth, who died on March 13. He was a former fiscal auditor at Lincoln Laboratory who retired in 1977 after 23 years at the Lab.

Mr. Saxon is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son, Richard of Falmouth, and one grandson.

HAROLD D. WOODMAN

Harold D. Woodman, 84, of Wilmington, a former head custodian with Physical Plant, died on March 14. He retired in 1979 after 17 years at MIT. Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Tonks of Wilmington and Betty Chuvvuck of Melrose; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

CHARLOTTE YORSTON

Charlotte Yorston, 87, of Tyngs-boro, a former custodian with Physical Plant, died on March 2. She began working at MIT in 1952 and retired in 1971. Survivors include a granddaughter, Karen Henson of Tyngsboro.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on April 8, 1998.

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