Santa Monica : Spanish Professor Dies
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Lester Martin Frink, professor of Spanish at Santa Monica College for 25 years before his retirement in 1971, died Jan. 3 after a long illness. A resident of Pacific Palisades, Frink graduated from UCLA and obtained a master’s degree at USC. He and his wife, June H. Frink, traveled widely and he wrote and lectured on their travels. He is survived by his widow.
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