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Obituaries

ALLAN ANDERSON

Allan Anderson, a former administrative staff member at Lincoln Laboratory, died on June 20 at the age of 65. He began working at Lincoln in 1957 and retired in 1996. Survivors include his wife, Mouna.

NORA DONAHUE

Nora Donahue of Mashpee, a former administrative staff member at Lincoln Laboratory, died on June 28 at age 75. She was hired in 1953 and retired in 1995. Information on survivors was unavailable.

JOANNE CHADWELL

Joanne Chadwell of Waltham, who had worked in dorm patrol for Housing since 1985, died on July 11 at age 56. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Chadwell of Tewksbury and Jennifer Chadwell of Plymouth; a son, Eric of Lawrence; a brother, Lewis W. Greenwood of Brockton; a sister, Carol A. Campbell of Waltham; and three grandchildren. Ms. Chadwell was buried in Mount Feake Cemetery in Waltham. Donations in her memory may be made to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 265, Burlington, Mass., 01803.

PHYLLIS PASQUANTONIO

Phyllis Pasquantonio of East Boston, a former housekeeper in Housing, died on July 13 at age 85. She began working at MIT in 1966 and retired in 1985.

Ms. Pasquantonio is survived by a daughter, Jennie Papadopoulos of East Boston; three sisters, Camella Cicero of Malden, Theresa Williams of Maine and Sally Russo of Tewksbury; a brother, Frank Roberto of Revere; two grandsons and two great-grandsons. A funeral Mass was said in Sacred Heart Church in East Boston on July 18 followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on August 29, 2001.

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