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Obituary
Roderick (Rod) Wesley Flakes passed away on Friday, April 17th at the age of 74 from the COVID-19 virus. Rod was born on October 3, 1945, son of the late John and Lurlene Flakes of Birmingham, AL. Rod grew up in Birmingham, graduated from Ulman High School in 1963, went on to earn a BS in Electrical Engineering from Howard University in 1968 and continued his studies to earn a MS in Engineering Management from …
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Memories & condolences
Julie Heagney - - My deepest condolences to John, Phil and the rest of your family. My son Rafael played with Rod's son…
Julie Heagney - - My deepest condolences to John, Phil and the rest of your family. My son Rafael p…
Julie Heagney - - My deepest condolences to John, Phil and the r…
Rod will be missed by so many. I A cool and calm observer with a wry, yet gentle, sense of humor, he had an interestin…
Rod will be missed by so many. I A cool and calm observer with a wry, yet gentle, sense of humor, …
Rod will be missed by so many. I A cool and calm observer with …
Rod was in the group I joined at DEC in 1974. Though we didn't work together for very long, he and I always got along …
Rod was in the group I joined at DEC in 1974. Though we didn't work together for very long, he and…
Rod was in the group I joined at DEC in 1974. Though we didn't …
We are so sorry to hear of Rod’s passing. We were neighbors of Rod and Lynda in Boston and remember Rod as someone alwa…
We are so sorry to hear of Rod’s passing. We were neighbors of Rod and Lynda in Boston and remember…
We are so sorry to hear of Rod’s passing. We were neighbors of R…
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