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DATE: Wednesday, February 7, 1996            TAG: 9602070386
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: RICHMOND                           LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

RALPH B. FUDA

Ralph Bowen Fuda, 79, passed away on Feb. 5, 1996.

Mr. Fuda was a native of Norfolk, graduate of Maury High School and attended The College of William and Mary. Mr. Fuda was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II where he served in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Textilease Corp. in 1986. After retirement, Mr. Fuda was a volunteer at Chippenham Hospital.

Survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Grey Willcox Fuda; two daughters, Cary F. Britt of Baltimore, Md., Mary F. Robinson of Mechanicsville, Va.; two sons-in-law, Robert Britt and Larry Robinson; five grandchildren, David, Kratina, Janet, Scott and Michael; and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Fuda was a member of St. Barnabus Episcopal Church, 5155 Iron Bridge Road, Richmond where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at Morrissett Funeral Home, Richmond. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Barnabus Episcopal Church.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB