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- 1 2 "Lucien Gex in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Obituary for Lucien Marion Gex (Aged 64)". Sun Herald. 1971-10-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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