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Joan Rubin, 81, volunteer; aided rights panel

By Bryan Marquard

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 23, 2012

Joan Rubin served on Newton’s Human Rights Commission and helped match volunteers with agencies, but her main calling for years was guiding three sons and their many friends through adolescence. “When I was in high school, our house became the epicenter of a pretty extended group of friends,’’ said her son Roger. “I think the reason it was welcoming was because of the force and the power of her personality, and how cared for you felt when she was around.’’

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