MAURICE LEO "MOE" TORTI Jr.

TORTI, Maurice Leo Jr. "Moe" Moe, age 92, of Lincoln, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024, at his residence. Maurice Leo Torti, Jr., was born in 1931 in Memphis, TN to Maurice Leo Torti and Leah Glidewell Torti. He earned Bachelor's, Master's and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering and materials sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Engineering. At MIT, he lettered in crew and played rugby. Upon completing his studies, he worked at the National Research Corporation in Cambridge, MA, where he developed several patents, processes and equipment for the purification of tantalum metal. His work contributed to developing tantalum powder for electronic uses and solid tantalum forms for industrial applications. He ultimately held the title Senior Scientist at the Norton Abrasive Company, now Saint-Gobain Abrasives. Upon retirement, he continued as a consultant for the same company. In 1969, he married Nancy Hunnewell Morse of Cambridge. After some years of living on the Boston waterfront, they moved to Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Torti was an avid skier, sailor, gardener and tennis player. He was a member of the Longwood Cricket Club, where he served on the Board of Directors for several years. Upon retirement, he pursued a lifelong interest in sciences and humanities through the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, where he attended and led classes for twenty years. He leaves his wife, Nancy Hunnewell Torti of Lincoln, MA; nieces, Dr. Leah Neel Zartarian (Gary Zartarian) of Bath, Maine and Donna Jean Lucas Watts (Vernon Watts) of Marrietta, GA; nephew, Michael Lucas (Sue Ellen) of Birmingham, AL; brother-in-law, William Ray Lucas of Huntsville, AL; and several great-nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters, Alice Torti Neel and Polly Jean Torti Lucas; and a nephew, William Lucas. A Service will be held at St. Anne's in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln, MA, on Saturday, May 25, at 10:00 a.m., followed by a reception in Flint Hall. All are welcome. To share a memory or offer a condolence, visit www.concordfuneral.com

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