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Deaths

Robert E. Bays, 94, died Oct. 6. He worked at the U. of I. for 12 years, retiring in 1986 as a professor of music and the director of the School of Music.

David Martin Lipari, 55, died Oct. 9 in Chicago. He had worked at the U. of I. since July 2013 as the director of corporate relations for the College of Engineering.

Donald W. Woodruff, 93, died Oct. 9 at the Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. He was a building service worker for the Illini Union for 18 years, retiring in 1987. Memorials: Tolono Lions Club, P.O. Box 707, Tolono, IL 61880.



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