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Two Lincoln Laboratory electricians, Stephen Goodie and Daniel LeFave, were found unconscious in a van in the parking area on November 20 and later died. Investigators found a small cannister of nitrous oxide, apparently removed from the laboratory without authorization, in the van. Mr. Goodie, 34, of Merrimack, N.H., had worked at Lincoln since 1979. He is survived by his wife, Donna, and three children, Nicole, Meagan and Michael. Mr. LeFave, 29, of Lunenberg, began working at Lincoln in 1985. He leaves his wife, Genevieve, and three children, Daniel Jr., Rachael and Monique. Franklin Carr Franklin Carr, 78, of Westford, a retired staff member at Lincoln Laboratory, died November 9. He worked at Lincoln from 1953 until his retirement in 1977. His survivors include two daughters, Helen G. Olson and Joan Whitcomb. Murray Hill Services have been held for Murray Hill, 82, of Dorchester, who died on November 23. Mr. Hill worked in the Housing Service from 1946 until his retirement in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Bonita Dash Hill; two sons, Philip F. and Noel M. Hill; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Leon Jackson Leon W. Jackson, 67, of Cambridge, died November 28 following a lengthy illness. Mr. Jackson was a custodian at MIT from 1969 until his retirement in 1989. He leaves his wife Gloria Callender Jackson, a daughter, Patricia Jackson and a sister Clarice Moynihan.