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FRANCIS CABRAL

A funeral Mass was said in St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church in East Boston on October 19 for Francis Cabral, 79, of East Boston, who died October 14. A former service assistant with Campus Police, Mr. Cabral retired in 1994 after working at MIT for 16 years.

He is survived by his wife, Lillian; a daughter, Lynne Cabral-Shea of Wilmington; a son, Neil of Winthrop; a brother, Mark of Marlboro; and a sister, Lillian Tompkins of East Boston. Mr. Cabral was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.

GEORGE L. MORAN

A funeral Mass was said in the Most Holy Redeemer Church on October 5 for George L. Moran, 66, of East Boston, who died on September 29. He was a polisher/custodian in Physical Plant who retired in 1998 after 32 years at MIT. He is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline of Brockton, and one granddaughter. He was buried in Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on November 3, 1999.

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