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Duncan Wall
January 09, 2018

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Duncan Wall, age 84, of Yarmouth Port, MA, died on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018.

Duncan was born on August 6, 1933 in Tulsa, OK, the son of H. Duncan Wall and Ruby Prunella (Jones) Wall. He spent most of his childhood in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and graduated with distinction from Wesleyan University, Class of 1955. He completed his Master’s in Library Science, with high honors, at Columbia University in 1959 and had a long career and enthusiastic vocation as a librarian at public and university libraries. Duncan was known for his twinkly blue eyes, kindness, and sense of humor.

Duncan married Carol Anne (Carter) Wall on June 10, 1957 and they celebrated 60 wonderful years together this past summer. In addition to Carol, Duncan is survived by his three children and their families: Suzanne Lee Wall of Boston, MA, Marianne Carter Wall and her partner Michael Mazur and his daughter Ariel Mazur of Leverett, MA, Matthew Duncan Carter Wall and his wife Mika Hoffman and their sons, Duncan Colton Hoffman Wall and Isaiah Alden Hoffman Wall of Niskayuna, NY; and also his sister Amanda Lee (Wall) Schmid and her husband Peter Schmid, and their family; and his half brother Andrew Nicholas Wall, his wife Patricia Sager Wall, and their family.

Friends and relatives are invited to a memorial service on February 17 at 2 p.m. at First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church at 1969 Main St, Brewster. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Duncan’s memory to the ACLU or First Parish Brewster Unitarian Universalist Church. Duncan donated his body to the University of Massachusetts anatomical donation program; interment will be at a future date in Yarmouth Port’s Ancient Cemetery. The Wall family is grateful to the staff of Hope Hospice and the McCarthy Care Center for their skilled and respectful care.

Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home 12 Hammond St. Worcester is assisting the family with arrangements. To share a memory or to sign the online guestbook, please visit www.Royfuneral.com

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