Bill Elliott
An organ concert in memory of former Lincoln resident William Elliott, who died on March 24 at the age of 82, will be performed in the First Parish Church in Lincoln on Saturday, June 14 at 11 a.m. on the church’s newly refurbished organ by music director Ian Watson.
Elliott worked with the space program to develop infrared missile launch detection from satellites, did heavy metals analysis on astronauts’ hair to determine physiological changes due to space flight and zero gravity, and invented a novel kind of analytical instrument that is the basis of many patents. Later in life he helped draft legislation to ensure safe drinking water for Massachusetts residents, and served as the chair of the Shutesbury Board of Health for many years.
Other recent obituaries:
Dorothy B. Foust, 87 (May 21)—former clerk of First Parish Church
Richard Dickie, age unknown (April 28)—World War II veteran and father of Willard Dickie of Lincoln