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Albert C. Greene

• Father: Jabez B. Greene b. 1791, d. 23 Mar 1851
• Mother: Abbie A. Edmunds b. 1809, d. 12 Jul 1859

• Company: K

• Albert C. Greene was born on 25 Mar 1832 at Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, son of Jabez B. Greene and Abbie A. Edmunds.
• Note: the identification of his parents and DOB is based on the death registry in 1902 and is very tentative. Please contact the Webmaster if you have viewed the grave marker in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, and can provide further information.
• Albert C. Greene was enumerated in the household of Jabez B. Greene and Abbie A. Edmunds in the 1850 US Federal Census on 21 Aug 1850 at Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, as:
  Jabery B. Green, 59, shoemaker, b. RI
  Abby, 41, b. RI
  William, 22, carder, b. RI
  Mahala, 20, b. CT
  **Albert C., 18, carder, b. RI
  Julia A., 16, b. RI
  Eleanor, 13, b. RI
  John W., 11, b. CT
  Stephen P., 9, b. CT.
• On 11 Aug 1853 Albert C. Greene, 21, married Ann M. Raymond, 19, daughter of Martin Raymond, at Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island.
• Albert C. Greene and Ann M. Raymond were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 23 Aug 1860 at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, apparently boarders, as:
  Nelson Hill, 45, machinist, b. CT
  Fanny, 45, b. CT
  John, 13, b. CT
  Nelson, 11, b. CT
  **Albert Green, 28, b. RI
  **Ann M. 26, b. RI
  Albert Shama, 24, machinist, b. CT
  Jane, 18, operator, b. CT.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Albert gave his occupation as farmer.
• In 1861 Albert was living at Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island.
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  On 1 Jul 1861 Albert mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island. He was 29 years, 3 months and 6 days old.
• On 17 Sep 1862 Albert C. Greene was wounded at The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland.
• On 28 Jul 1864 Albert ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to expiration of term of service.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension in 1881, and received a certificate, but the number is smeared.
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at 143 Lilac Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company K, where he received a wound on the heal from a shell.
• He died on 8 Feb 1902 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, of heart disease. He was 69 years, 10 months and 14 days old.
• An obituary for Albert C. Greene was published on 10 Feb 1902 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  "Albert C. Greene died Saturday, at his home, 3 Jacques Street. The deceased was born in Foster, RI., and was a canvasser. He was a member of Post 10, G. A. R. The funeral will be today at Curtis Chapel, Hope Cemetery."
• He was buried in Feb 1902 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lot New GAR, Section 3rd Row.
• Ann M. Raymond received a pension to surviving family member based on Albert's service; his wife, received certificate number 336685(?).
• NOTE: this biography has major discrepancies. Please contact the Webmaster if you have further information.

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

Gilbert Washington Greene

• Father: Henry Payson Greene b. 30 Jul 1812, d. 24 Dec 1891
• Mother: Almira Carpenter b. between 1821 - 1822

• Company: F

• Gilbert Washington Greene was born on 2 Mar 1843 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Henry Payson Greene and Almira Carpenter.
• Gilbert Washington Greene was enumerated in the household of Henry Payson Greene and Almira Carpenter in the 1850 US Federal Census on 16 Sep 1850 at Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Henry Green, 34, comb maker, b. RI
  Almira E., 28, b. MA (as were the rest of the family)
  Charles E., 8
  **Gilbert W., 7
  John H., 3
  Adelaide A., 3
  Anna E., 1
  Nelson Cook, 35, combmaker.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Gilbert gave his occupation as clerk.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Gilbert mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 18 years, 4 months and 10 days old.
• On 27 Aug 1862 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Gilbert Washington Greene was mentioned among the wounded as having arrived at New York from Fortress Monroe.
• On 17 Jan 1863 Gilbert ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• Starting 13 Feb 1864, Gilbert also served in the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry, Co. C.
• On 1 Jan 1865 Gilbert was promoted to 1st Sergeant.
• On 8 Jul 1865 Gilbert was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
• On 14 Nov 1865 Gilbert Washington Greene ended his service by mustering out as 1st Sergeant. (He was not mustered as officer due to lack of need).
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 3 Aug 1891, and received certificate number 775771.
• He married an unknown person before 1895 (he is noted as "married" in the Directory for Disabled Soldiers.).
• In 1895 Gilbert was living at Home for Disabled Volunteer Soliders, Connecticut, where he is included in the report as follows:
  Name: Gilbert W. Greene
  Regiment: F, 15th Mass. Inf.
  Rank: Private
  Months Served: 30
  Birth Place: Massachusetts
  Age: 51
  Disability: valvular disease heart, incontinence urine
  Place of Admittance: Connecticut
  Occupation: Salesman
  Marital Status: Married
  Status: Pre.

• Last Edited: 18 Aug 2009

Jeremiah Evarts Greene

Gravemarker of Jeremiah E. Greene

• Father: Rev. David Greene b. 15 Nov 1797, d. 7 Apr 1866
• Mother: Mary Evarts b. 2 Dec 1806, d. 25 Oct 1850

• Company: F

• Jeremiah Evarts Greene was born on 27 Nov 1834 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, son of Rev. David Greene and Mary Evarts, grandson of Thomas and Anna (Knight) Greene; and on the maternal side of Jeremiah and Mehitable (Sherman) Evarts, making Jeremiah a great-grandson of American founding father, Roger Sherman.
• Aaron E Baldwin writes:

  George William Baldwin's father, Governor and United States Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin, graduated from Yale College in 1811, and nine years later married Emily (Pitkin) Perkins.
  Emily was the granddaughter of the Connecticut Colony assemblyman and House Speaker, Rev. Timothy Pitkin (Yale 1747), and the great-granddaughter Governor William Pitkin and Yale College's first President Rev. Thomas Clap. She was also a descendant of Connecticut Colony Governors George Wyllys and John Haynes, Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor Thomas Dudley and Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford.
  Governor Roger Sherman Baldwin's sons were: Roger Sherman Baldwin Jr. (S&B 1847), George William Baldwin (S&B 1853) and Simeon Eben Baldwin (S&B 1861). All followed in the footsteps of their Bonesmen cousin, U.S Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator, William Maxwell Evarts (S&B 1837) (also a Sherman grandson.) George's brother, Roger Sherman Baldwin Jr., died age 30 in 1856 at Baker's Ranch, near Michigan Bluff, in California....while looking for gold!.
  Additionally, Jeremiah Evarts Greene, of the 15th Massachusetts, was George's cousin. His mother Mary Evarts, sister of William Maxwell Evarts (see above), was also Roger Sherman Baldwin's first cousin; as her mother Mehitable (Sherman) Evarts was Roger Sherman's daughter (his 14th of 15 children).
  Jeremiah's father, David Greene, was the corresponding secretary of an organization partially founded by his father-in-law, the Rev. Jeremiah Evarts -- the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missons (ABCFM).

• On 25 Oct 1850 his mother, Mary Evarts, died at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 43.
• Jeremiah Evarts Greene was graduated in 1853 at Yale College, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
• "The year following graduation he taught in the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, Conn., and the next year in Keosauqua, IA., and was then occupied for two years in the survey for the U.S. Government of public lands in Kansas. He returned to Massachusetts in 1859, was admitted to the Worcester County bar less than a year later, and settled in North Brookfield." (from his obituary, see below).
• In 1861 Jeremiah was living at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Jeremiah gave his occupation as lawyer.
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  On 1 Aug 1861 J. mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant, being credited to the quota of North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 26 years, 8 months and 5 days old.
• On 14 Aug 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was mentioned in an article about the departure of the Fifteenth Massachusetts from Worcester.
• Jeremiah Evarts Greene and George William Baldwin, and William Brandt Storer, second cousins, and descendants of founding father, Roger Sherman, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as officers.
• Jeremiah Evarts Greene was declared missing in action on 21 Oct 1861 at The Battle of Ball's Bluff, Leesburg, Virginia, and was taken prisoner.
• In Oct 1861 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was mentioned in a report to the Richmond Dispatch about the arrival of federal prisoners in that city.
• On 30 Oct 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was included among "The Killed Wounded and Missing of the Fifteenth Regiment," after Ball's Bluff.
• On 9 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah was mentioned as follows:

  Lieut. Greene----Dispatches have been received by L. H. Boutelle (sic), Esq. of Westborough, brother- in law of Lieut. Greene of North Brookfield, expressing strong hopes, founded on inquiries made at Poolesville, that he is still living.

• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, J. Evarts Greene was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff.
• On 20 Nov 1861 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was listed as a prisoner at Richmond.
• Jeremiah wrote a letter on 4 Dec 1861 from Richmond Prison, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, as follows: From the Worcester Daily Spy:

  THE PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.-The friends of Lieut. Green of the fifteenth regiment have received a letter from him, dated at Richmond, December 5th, in which he writes, among other things, of the condition and deprivations of his company. What he says of his own men will doubtless apply to all, whose wants the generous and humane people of Worcester county should not have left unsupplied. Blankets and clothing of verious kinds have been sent to some of the prisoners, and have arrived safely; and there is little risk of loss if the goods are properly packed and directed. The letter says:- "The twenty four men of my company need such things more than I do, and I hope something has been done already towards supplying them. They, of course, have not much money, and are confined in a large ware room without fire, unless that has been supplied them within a few days. They are furnished with course cotton enough to make a narrow bed for each man, and straw to fill them with, and with a thin cotton comforter each. The weather for a few days has been quite severe, so that the snow, of which there was a slight fall a few days ago, hardly melts in the sun at noon. A splendid supply arrived yesterday for the Fitchburg company, and you have no idea how delighted they were with it."

• On 17 Jan 1862 Jeremiah was promoted to Captain.
• On 22 Oct 1862, Jeremiah was returned as a paroled prisoner.
• On 23 Oct 1862 Jeremiah ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by resignation.
  
  
• On 14 Apr 1864 Jeremiah Evarts Greene, 29, married Mary Anna Bassett, daughter of John G. Bassett and Henrietta Clark Kirtland, at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
• On 7 Apr 1866 his father, Rev. David Greene, died at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 68.
• J. Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett were enumerated in the 1870 US Federal Census on 20 Jun 1870 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Greene, J. Evarts, 35, editor
  ---, Mary A., 35
  Mooney, Mary E., 13, domestic servant
  Powers, Margaret, 25, domestic servant.
• J. Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 2 Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  J. Evarts GREEN, 45, b. MA, as a newspaper editor, and wife Mary A. , 45, b. CT, and two servants in the house.
• On 21 Oct 1882 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the 16th annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• On 20 Oct 1883 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the 17th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association, with some 110 other veterans of the regiment. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• In 1886 Jeremiah was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• In 1886 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was included in the Civil War memorial publication at North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 9 Jul 1886 at "The Webster Times", Webster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was reported as having attended the 19th reunion of Company E, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• In 1888 J. Evarts Greene was editor of the Worcester "Daily Spy" according to the city directory.
• On 21 Oct 1888 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene attended the annual regimental reunion of the 15th Massachusetts. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• In 1890 Bernard B. Vassal wrote a letter to William H. Jeffrey for his book, Richmond Prisons 1861-62, describing prison conditions and mentioning his imprisoned fellow officers of the 15th Massachusetts.
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
• In 1892, Jeremiah was on the council of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester.
• In 1892 Jeremiah Evarts Greene was the Post Master of Worcester, Massachusetts.
• He was a pall bearer at the burial of Bernard Barton Vassall on 26 Mar 1894 at North Cemetery, Main Street, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 14 Jan 1897 Mary Anna Bassett, his wife, died at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• J. Evarts Greene was enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 11 Jun 1900 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as a widower, age 65, and post master. His nephew Evarts Loomis, b. Dec 1879 in CA, is a student and living with him. There is one servant in the house.
• He died on 8 Nov 1902 at Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, while on a visit to his sister. He was 67 years, 11 months and 12 days old.
• He was buried in Nov 1902 at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
• An obituary for Jeremiah Evarts Greene was published as follows.
• Jeremiah Evarts Greene and Mary Anna Bassett had no issue.
• On 12 Nov 1902 at "The Worcester Daily Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the following appeared:
  Memorial to Mr. Greene Placed at Postoffice
  A beautiful memorial for the late Postmater J. Evarts Greene was completed in his old office at the post office yeaterday and it will remain in place for 30 days. It is placed over the open fireplace, the space above the mantel being heavily draped in black. In front of this sombre background is a fine portrait of the deat postmaster, flanked on each side by wreaths of ferns and asparagus sprays. The wreaths on the left hand side are tied with a blue ribbon bearing the words "Yale '51," and those on the right being tied with white ribbon bearing in gilt letters the "15th Regiment."
• On 19 Oct 1903 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Jeremiah Evarts Greene was noted as deceased in the previous year in a newspaper article about the 38th regimental reunion. (Click the icon to read).
• Descendant(s): Aaron E. Baldwin, a researcher who kindly provided much information here, and who is currently researching Roger Sherman and his descendants.
• Credits: Cemetery photo by Terry A. McGuire.

• Last Edited: 10 Jan 2011

Lucius H. Greene

• Company: I

• Lucius H. Greene was born in Aug 1833 at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut.
• Lucius was living at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Lucius gave his occupation as laborer.
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  On 10 Jul 1861 Lucius mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 27 years and 11 months old.
• On 9 Nov 1861 Lucius H. Greene was mentioned in a report to the Webster Times, by F. Q. Robinson, concerning the aftermath of Ball's Bluff and reporting his status.
• He was declared missing in action on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
• On 22 Jul 1863 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lucius H. Greene was reported as missing at Gettysburg.
• On 16 Dec 1863 Lucius ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the Veterans' Reserve Corps.
  
  
• He ended his service with the 2d Battln, 55th Infantry Regiment Reserve Corps on 5 Aug 1864.
• Between 1872 - 1873 Lucius H. Greene married Mary J. [--?--]
• Lucius H. Greene made application at Rhode Island for a veteran's pension in Aug 1879.
• He and Mary J. [--?--] were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 15 Jun 1880 at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, as:
  Greene, Lucius, 40, farm laborer, b. CT
  ---, Mary J., 30, wife, b. RI
  ---, Lucius, 12, son, b. CT.
• Lucius H. Greene was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in 1890 at Centerdale, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, as having served in Co. D (sic) of the 15th Massachusetts.
• Before 1900 his son, Lucius Green, died.
• Lucius H. Greene and Mary J. [--?--] were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 20 Jun 1900 at Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, as:
  Greene, Lucius H., b. Aug 1833, married 27 years, b. CT, farmer
  ---, Mary J., wife, b.Nov 1851, both of her children deceased, b. RI.
• Lucius H. Greene died in 1908 at Rhode Island. He was 74 years old.
• He was buried at Chepachet Cemetery, Acotes Hill, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island.
• On 2 Aug 1908 Mary J. [--?--] received a pension to surviving family member in Rhode Island based on Lucius's service; received certificate number 668176.
• Lucius's wife, Mary J. [--?--], died and was buried in 1910 at Chepachet Cemetery, Acotes Hill, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island. At age 58 years.

• Last Edited: 5 Dec 2010

Ezra L. Greenleaf

• Father: Benjamin Greenleaf d. before 1867
• Mother: Rhoda Clonch

• Company: I

• Ezra L. Greenleaf was born on 24 Feb 1828 at Northwood, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, son of Benjamin Greenleaf and Rhoda Clonch, (He appears to have taken ten years off his age at enlistment time.).
• Ezra L. Greenleaf married Mary A. B. [--?--]
• Ezra L. Greenleaf and Mary A. B. [--?--] were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 22 Jun 1860 at Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, as:
  Ezra Greenleaf, 32, shoemaker, b. NH (as were all in the family)
  Mary, 30
  Sarah, 10
  Francis, 8
  Martha, 5
  Orrin, 3
  George, 1.
• In 1864 Ezra was living at Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Ezra gave his occupation as shoemaker.
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  On 14 Apr 1864 Ezra mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry having received a bounty of $325, being credited to the quota of Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He was 36 years, 1 month and 21 days old.
• On 5 May 1864 Ezra L. Greenleaf was wounded at The Battle of the Wilderness, Orange County, Virginia, and missing.
• On 18 May 1864 at "The Worcester Spy", Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Ezra L. Greenleaf was noted among the wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness.
• On 27 Jul 1864 Ezra ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts by transfer to the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
  
  
• Starting 28 Jul 1864, Ezra also served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company "G."
• He ended his service by mustering out on 16 Jul 1865.
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 23 Jun 1866, and received certificate number 235974.
• On 14 Dec 1867 Ezra L. Greenleaf, 39, married Roxana Smith, 45, daughter of Caleb Francis and Rebecca Ball, at Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in a second marriage for both. She was widow of Nathan Leander Smith.
• Ezra L. Greenleaf and Roxana Francis were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 12 Jun 1880 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Greenleaf, Ezra, 52, farmer, b. NH
  ---, Roxana, 58, wife, b. MA.
• On 5 Nov 1883 Ezra's son, Orrin E. Greenleaf married Emma Louise Sherman at Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, in a first marriage for him and the second for her; they were step-siblings.
• About in 1884 Ezra's daughter, Martha A. Greenleaf married Sylvester W. Carr.
• On 14 Oct 1887 his grandson, Lowell Ezra Greenleaf, son of Orrin E. Greenleaf and Emma Louise Smith, was born at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Ezra L. Greenleaf was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as having served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company G, noting dates which coincide with his entrance into the 15th and exit from the 20th. He has had his forefinger shot off.
• He died on 24 Nov 1896 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 68 years and 9 months old.
• Roxana Francis received a pension to surviving family member based on Ezra's service; his wife, received certificate number 442233.
• He's surviving family was enumerated in the household of Orrin E. Greenleaf and Emma Louise Smith in the 1900 US Federal Census on 13 Jun 1900 at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Greenleaf, Orrin, b. Jan 1854, married 17 yearrs, b. NH, engineer
  ---, Emma L., wife, bl June 1858, one child, b. MA
  ---, Lowell E., son, b. Oct 1886, b. MA
  ---, Roxana, mor-in-law, b. Jan 1823, widow/d (divorced?), two of four children living, b. MA.
• On 13 Oct 1902 Roxana Francis, his wife, died at Dana, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 80.

• Last Edited: 22 Jul 2010