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Ned Reed Obituary
September 11, 1920 - September 20, 2014
Ned, aged 94, is survived by his wife, Ella; brother Charles; children Rosalynn, Ronald, and Randall (Laurel), and grandchildren Kelly and Nicole. He is predeceased by his parents, Martha and Douglas; brother William; sister Mary; wife Esther; and wife Patricia. Ned taught chemistry at Merritt College for many years in addition to managing/remodeling apartments throughout the Bay Area. He graduated from UC Berkeley and was a brother of the beta chapter of the AGO Fraternity.A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on October 18th at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland.
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Vonnie Orozco
September 27, 2014
I always called Ned my Uncle though he was really my Uncle's brother. He amazed me because my dad always said that he was the smartest person he ever met. Dad used to love to tell the story about how Ned got a C in college chemistry because he just did not like Chemistry. Yet he received straight A's in everything else. Dad said that he worked on the A
tom Bomb and I even remember Ned speaking to me about that. My parents and the Reeds used to travel together in their camper and Dad was always fascinated when the camper would break down and Ned could fix it. After my dad died I felt especially close to Ned because I could talk to him about Dad and I knew he thought my dad was as special as I did. My parents and Ned were business partners in several ventures. They "had each other's back" and trusted each other completely. I loved Ned's laugh. He was kind and generous and dependable. I am going to miss him.
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