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She also did other household chores, such as laundry, ironing and home decorating.

Her favorite pastime was listening to music, and she would tap her feet, clap and sing along to her favorite songs. She learned Braille and listened to books on tape.

Within the past year, Mrs. Lipsitz received the Joslin Award from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston in recognition of her achievement of living with diabetes for more than 75 years.

Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Herbert Lipsitz of Silver Spring; two children, Robin Lichterman of Silver Spring and Marc Lipsitz of Sandy Spring; and one granddaughter.

Barbara J. GreenoughHomemaker, Office Assistant

Barbara J. Greenough, 80, a homemaker and volunteer who assisted in her husband's business for 24 years, died of cancer Aug. 10 at Casey House in Rockville. She had been a resident of Wheaton and Rockville for 56 years.

From 1975 to 1999, Mrs. Greenough did office work with her husband, who consulted with several government and commercial agencies.

She was born in Schenectady, N.Y., and graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1945. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She then joined the old National Bureau of Standards for four years, conducting uranium ore analyses.

For two years, she was as a substitute teacher of mathematics and chemistry in Montgomery County high schools.

Mrs. Greenough worked for many years as a volunteer with the nonprofit Over 60 Counseling and Employment Service in Bethesda. She was also a longtime member of the Wheaton Women's Club.

During and after World War II, she participated in bicycle tours in the eastern United States and Canada. Her hobbies included square dancing, playing the piano and sewing.

Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Maurice Leighton Greenough of Rockville; and a son, Nevell L. Greenough of Hamilton Square, N.J.

William Eugene ReynoldsCIA Senior Intelligence Officer

William Eugene Reynolds, 73, who retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as a senior intelligence officer and member of the Senior Intelligence Service in 1987, died of cardiac arrest Aug. 2 at Prince William Hospital. He lived in Haymarket.


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