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Obituary for Frank Townsend |
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Obituary from Pioneer Press for Frank Townsend. Townsend was born in Vermont in 1917, earning a B.A. in English from Williams College in 1939. He taught at a boys school for two years, before joining the military during World War II. After the war, he returned to school to get his master's degree and Ph.D. While studying, he met his future wife, Lola Fennig. In 1951, Townsend began teaching at Lake Forest High School, where he remained until he retired in 1977. He worked with the College Board to design Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and was a founding member of the Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra, the North Suburban Symphony Orchestra, and the Lake Bluff History Museum. Obituary for Frank Townsend in the Chicago Tribune. Obituary for Lola Townsend, Frank's wife, in the Waukegan News-Sun, 2005. Short biography of Frank Townsend, the 2001 Fourth of July Parade Marshall. Funeral programs for both Frank and Lola Townsend. Both funerals were held at Grace United Methodist Church. |
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Obituary for Frank Townsend |
Date |
November 24, 2005 |
People |
Townsend, Frank Townsend, Lola |
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Obituary Biography Lake Forest Symphony Orchestra North Suburban Symphony Orchestra Lake Bluff History Museum Vliet Museum of Lake Bluff History Lake Forest High School |
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Doc 1079 |