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Ralph Fletcher Obituary

Fletcher, Ralph Age 82, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Monday, March 17th. He is survived by his wife, Mary; sons, Ralph III and Jason (Kym); daughter, Janel; and grandson, Marcus. Ralph served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and was a professor of Mathematics at various City Colleges and at Central YMCA until being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28th and the Funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29th. Both will be at A.A. Rayner & Sons, 318 E. 71st St., Chicago, IL 60619 (773-846-6133). In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to the Ralph Fletcher Memorial Fund of the Multiple Sclerosis Society benefiting the Greater Illinois Chapter (www.mssociety.org). Mr. Fletcher was a long-time member and believed in the work of the MS Society to combat MS.

Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 23, 2014.
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