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Taub memorial scheduled for Feb. 10

A memorial service will be held in the MIT Chapel on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 1:30pm for Michael Taub, 49, manager of the Central Utilities Plant for the Department of Facilities, who died of cancer on October 13. The service will be immediately followed by a reception in the Student Center Rm 407.

Mr. Taub started at MIT in Physical Plant (now Facilities) in 1980. He leaves behind his wife, Donna Motherway, and his son Jesse Taub, as well as many other friends and family members.

A service for Mr. Taub was previously held at the Newton Cemetery Chapel in Newton on October 16.

Memorial donations may be made to the scholarship fund set up for his son Jesse. Donations should be made out to and sent to the Auburndale Cooperative Bank at 332 Walnut St., Newtonville, MA 02460 (sent in care of the Jesse Taub Scholarship fund).

A version of this article appeared in the January 27, 1999 issue of MIT Tech Talk (Volume 43, Number 17).

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