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Morris Ezekiel Battat, 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 1977, died Monday, August 24, 1998. He is survived by his wife, Aurora Battat of Albuquerque; daughter, Anita Battat of Albuquerque; sons, Kenneth Battat of Albuquerque and David Battat of Boston, MA; grandchildren, Thaddeus Jude Battat Beeley of Farmington, Margaret Summer Battat and Daniel Alexander Battat, both of Boston; brothers, Charles Battat, Jack Battat, Abraham Battat, and Paul Battat, all of San Francisco, CA; sisters, Seemah Kelley of Bountiful, UT; Rochelle Sloane of Beverly Hills, CA, and Rama Battat of San Francisco, CA. Mr. Battat was a member of Congregation B'nai Israel of Albuquerque. He was born in Rangoon, Burma on December 11, 1918. Mr. Battat emigrated to U.S.A. and he became a US citizen in 1942. He served in the US Army WWII. Mr. Battat attended graduate school at Washington University at St. Louis. He began work at Los Alamos in 1950, retiring in 1977. Mr. Battat was a part-time adjunct professor at UNM from 1965 to 1971. Graveside services were held on Tuesday at Fairview Memorial Park's Jewish War Veteran's section, with Rabbi Isaac Celnik and Cantor Josh Perlman officiating. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, August 26, 1998, 7:00 p.m., at Congregation B'nai Israel, 4401 Indian School Rd. NE. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to B'nai Israel Choir Fund - 4401 Indian School Rd NE, 87110. French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE.
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