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Janet Burns, Mathematics

caption: Janet BurnsJanet E. Burns, who worked in Penn’s department of mathematics for more than 40 years, died March 6. She was 83.

Ms. Burns graduated from Collingdale High School in Collingdale, Pennsylvania in 1954. She joined the staff at the University of Pennsylvania as an administrative assistant in the department of mathematics in 1974. She received several promotions before retiring in 2014.

Ms. Burns was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Collingdale for 56 years. She was also a Den Mother of Cub Scout Troop 288.

She is survived by her children, William (Pat), Kenneth (Kathy), Paul (Mary), and daughter-in-law Peggy; grandchildren, Fred III, Kenny, Jimmy, Brittany, Katie, Elizabeth, Kevin, Kelly, Paul Jr., Tim, Kris, Kerri and Emily; great-grandchild, Aubrey; and sister, Nancy J. Bellantine.

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