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Shaffer
01-29-03, 07:17 AM
William Jay Lender, of Scottdale, was a patriotic man who followed the lead of his father and brother by enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Lender was a corporal in the Marines during Operation Desert Storm, which resulted in the February 1991 defeat of Iraqi forces that had invaded neighboring Kuwait during the summer of 1990. Lender served as a radio operator with the Marines in combat areas in Kuwait, said his father, William A. Lender of Scottdale, with whom he resided.

Lender, 45, of Scottdale, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in his residence. He had suffered from cancer since December 1999, his father said.

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