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Tom Percival, of Fruitland Park, Florida, died March 2 in Fruitland Park. He ran a printing press for the department of civil engineering at the university. Memorials: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Penny A. Watkins-Zdrojewski, 60, of Champaign, died March 4 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She worked at the university for 30 years, first as a campuswide media equipment specialist and then as a copyright clearance specialist in the Undergraduate Library. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Channing-Murray Foundation at the corner of Oregon Street and Mathews Avenue in Urbana. Memorials: Champaign County Humane Society, 1911 E. Main St., Urbana, IL 61802.

Robert J. Cheek, 93, of Normal, Illinois, died Jan. 25 at Gibson Community Hospital Annex, Gibson City, Illinois. He retired from the university’s purchasing department. Masonic services followed by religious services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Calvert Funeral Home in Clinton, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., March 10, at the funeral home. Memorials: Arthritis Foundation or the American Heart Association.

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