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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 20, 2022

Lydia Amelia Babaoglu, longtime administrative assistant to the Shelby County Chancery Court, died June 19 due to complications from COVID. Born in Germany in 1945, Babaoglu immigrated to the United States with her parents and brother in 1950 and settled in New Jersey. While attending Rutgers University she met her husband Rehim Babaoglu, now an attorney with Lewis Thomason. They moved to Memphis to raise their family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Ballet Ensemble and School, 2157 York Ave., Memphis, TN 38104.