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Osterbrock, Donald E., Obituary: "Franklin Evans Roach, 1905-1993", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 1994 September, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 1608–1610.
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Roach, Franklin Evans, Musings and Memoirs of Franklin Evans Roach, with annotated comments by Eloise Blakslee Roach; Edited by Janet Gordon-Roach, Charlotte L. Roach Vedeler, and Chris Vedeler, book format (1999) copyright Charlotte Vedeler and Gerry Roach, privately published, softcover (only)(blue wraps).
