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GEORGE P. BONNEY

George P. Bonney, 88, of Wayland, who was associated with Lincoln Laboratory from 1961 until his retirement in 1972, died on January 27. Mr. Bonney leaves his wife, Doris Hamel Bonney, and a daughter, Linda Hamel Bonney, both of Wayland. memorial contributions may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, One Kendall Square, Building 200, Cambridge, 02139.

Other deaths

Word has been received of the deaths of the following people about whom no further information is available.

John W. Barr, 82, of Nashua, NH, died on January 4. Mr. Barr worked in Physical Plant from 1955 until his retirement 20 years later. He leaves a nephew, Arthur Goodall.

Claire T. McKeon, 68, of Medford, died on February 8. She was a technical artist at Lincoln Laboratory from 1958 until her retirement in 1988.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on March 6, 1996.

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