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janterry

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3. I saw this online
Mon May 29, 2017, 03:54 PM
May 2017

and it made me so sad I started fishing around, reading some of his obit. I didn't know about his book -Alex: The Life of a Child - chronicling the life of his young daughter who died of cystic fibrosis when she was only 8.

He was such great storyteller.


Here he is with Obama


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damn....a great, great writer.... dhill926 May 2017 #1
The Deford test "A society is judged by how it treats its animals and its beaches" underpants May 2017 #2
I saw this online janterry May 2017 #3
i did love him on NPR. and i am not a big sports fan. pansypoo53219 May 2017 #4
RIP lunamagica May 2017 #5
Rest in peace shenmue May 2017 #6
I'd like to thank Frank Deford oswaldactedalone May 2017 #7
Classy guy. RIP Kingofalldems May 2017 #8
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