Obituary: William Brenton Noe

• Title	Obituary: William Brenton Noe
  Short Title	Obituary: William Brenton Noe
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  Text	William B. Noe William Brenton "Duke'' Noe of Winchester, Mass., formerly of Concord, Mass., died at home after a two-year struggle with cancer. Born January 19, 1925 in Orange, N.J., he was the son of Harold C. and Alice B. Noe. The family lived in Nutley, N.J. and Monclair, N.J. and spent many summers in the Boothbay Harbor region. He graduated from Newark Academy in Newark, N.J. in 1943 and then enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in both World War II and the Korean War and remained in the U.S. Marine Reserves until 1959. A graduate of MIT and George Washington University, he also did graduate work in advanced mathematics at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Mr. Noe was employed as an analytical engineer first in Hartford, Conn. and then in northern Virginia. After moving to Massachusetts, he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Wang Laboratories. He held three patents and three disclosures for engineering work on instrumentation systems during his career. He was a member of Grace Chapel in Lexington, Mass. where he served on a number of committees and sang in the choir. At the time of his death, Mr. Noe was an active member of Hope Christian Church in Winchester, Mass. A celebration of his life was held at Hope Christian Church on August 8 with his pastor, Ray Bandi officiating. Interment was at Southside Cemetery in Mapleton, Maine, his wife's hometown. Survivors include his wife, Hope Turner Noe of Winchester; and their children, Alice Noe, Caroline Noe Jimenez, Brenton Noe, Patricia Noe, Rebecca Noe and Susannah Noe, as well as one brother, Harold Noe Jr. of Oakbrook, Ill.; two sisters, Patricia Bursaw of Portsmouth, N.H., and Barbara Shaw of Hohokus, N.J.; two grandchildren; and eight nieces and nephews. Donations may be made in Mr. Noe's memory to ``PALS'' Personal Advocacy for Lifetime Support, 246 Carlisle Road, Bedford, MA 01730. PALS is a support network which addresses the concerns of aging parents of children with disabilities. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Douglass Funeral Home in Lexington, Mass.
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