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Personal note from Roderick's Family

The virtual memorial service for Roderick Wesley Flakes will be held on June 28th, 2020 at 3pm EST and hosted by the Greater Framingham Community Church Council. Part of the service will include a video tribute.

For anyone interested in submitting a video tribute, that can be done here (all tributes must be submitted by June 23rd, 2020): https://www.tribute.co/roderi…

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Event: Roderick Wesley Flakes Memorial Zoom service
Time: Jun 28, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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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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Born

October 3rd, 1945
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Passed away

April 17th, 2020
Dedham, MA, USA

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