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                  Dykes Obituary</h1>
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                  Dykes, 68, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
                  Waite was born on November 24, 1956 in Mobile but grew
                  up in Huntsville. He attended Randolph School,
                  Huntsville High School and Auburn University. Waite
                  was an accomplished chemist. He was a huge Auburn
                  football fan and loved spending time at the beach.</div>
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class="Box-sc-ucqo0b-0 hKoaBJ ObituaryText___StyledTextBase-sc-12f7zd1-0 ccXJqH">He
                  was preceded in death by his parents, Betty and Hoyt
                  Dykes. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Dykes and
                  his children, Catherine Wilson, Julie Dykes and Dylan
                  Dykes.</div>
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                  will be Sunday, January 19, 2025 beginning at 12:00
                  noon followed by a celebration of his life at 1:00
                  p.m. in the chapel at Laughlin Service Funeral Home.
                  Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.</div>
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class="Box-sc-ucqo0b-0 hKoaBJ ObituaryText___StyledTextBase-sc-12f7zd1-0 ccXJqH">Larry
                  Pledger says he worked in the HD control lab and then
                  worked at the Army propulsion lab after Thiokol shut
                  down.  <br>
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    <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/waite-dykes-obituary?id=57229930">https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/waite-dykes-obituary?id=57229930</a></p>
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      published on Legacy.com by Laughlin Service Funeral Home &
      Crematory - Huntsville on Jan. 10, 2025.</div>
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