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Obituaries

Adeline Husson

Adeline Husson of Laconia, N.H., a former adminstrator in the Admissions Office, died on August 24 at the age of 78. She began working at MIT in 1975 and retired in 1985. Survivors include her husband, Irwin.

Warren E. Jones

A funeral service was held in Forestdale Community Church in Malden on August 24 for Warren E. Jones of Malden, who died August 21 at the age of 66. He retired as an administrator at Lincoln Laboratory in 1996 after working there for 15 years. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Joan; a son, Bruce of Malden; a daughter, Ruth E. Gillis of Tewksbury; a sister, Carol E. Jones of Italy; and two grandchildren.

Howard C. Tinkham

Howard C. Tinkham of Middleboro, a former senior audiovisual specialist in Graphic Arts, died on August 29. He began working at MIT in 1953 and retired in 1973. Information on survivors was unavailable.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 3, 2001.

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