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Major General Rush B. Lincoln Jr.

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Of Welleley Hills, Aug. 15th, Retired U.S. Army. Beloved husband of Jean W. (Woodson) Lincoln and the late Dorothy S. (Smith) Lincoln. Devoted father of Deborah A. Niekrash and her husband John of Madison, CT, Rush B. Lincoln III and his wife Patricia of Needham. Brother of J. Virginia Lincoln of Boulder, Col. Grandfather of Katie and Carey Niekrash both of Madison, CT, Flynn, Haley and Rush IV Lincoln all of Needham. Step father of Duke Oxford of Charlotte, NC, and Barry Oxford of Memphis, TN. Graveside Service at West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York on Tuesday Aug. 27th at 1:30 P.M. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, 01701. Late graduate West Point Class of 1932. Retired General Manager MBTA from 1964 to 1967. George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley 781-235-4100

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 17 to Aug. 18, 2002.

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Carol Crowdus Barbour

August 21, 2002

My condolences and prayers go out to the Lincolns and their extended family for the loss of "The General," a truly remarkable man of generosity, kindness and spirit. I have many memories of living next door, George, Dot and swimming as a young teen-ager. More recently, in 1999 we visited Jean and Rush and enjoyed a few hours in their company listening to numerous stories and viewing the "archives" in the basement.

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