In Memoriam
This disease has taken many loved ones and left many voids.
We only post the notices when asked.
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Robert W. Abele, Jr.
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Thomas Clayton Abernathy
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Douglas R. Achorn
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Laura Adler
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Jacob "Jack" Agamao Jr.
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Jesse Roger Aguirre
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James "Jay" Johnson Allen
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Richard "Dick" Allen
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Anthony "Tony" Aluisi
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John "Jack" Wilson Alyea
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Peggy Amatore
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Elizabeth K. "Betty" Anderson
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Ray L. Anderton
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Ben Arcuri
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Oachel "Jerry" Asbury
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Thomas Michael Ashe
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Marc I. Bachman
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Gregory Bain
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Daniel Baird
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Pamela K. Molatore Baggett
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Dr. Franc Alexander Barada, Jr.
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Robert H. Barker Jr.
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James Gregory Barnes
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Ronnie Lee Barnette
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Milton Ralph Barrett II
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Charles D. Barrall, Sr.
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Michal Jerzy Bartlomowicz
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Joseph Peter Bartzis
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Robert Bass
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Ruby Bates
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Juan M. Begue
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William John "Bill" Benamati
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Martin S. Berger
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Kim Berthiaume
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Maxine L. Best
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Penelope Carney Bevilaqua
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Henry A. "Hank" Bishop
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Diane Bixler
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Robert D. Black
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Thomas Martin Bloxham Sr.
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Kelly Lynch Betz
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Mitchell R. Boggs
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Roberta ‘Berta’ Mae Bomar
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Daniel Dane Bombick
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George A. Bonner Jr.
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Dr. Jerry C. Borsum DDS
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Mitzi Cheryl Bozarth
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Carol Joy Branchaw
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Sandy Braucht
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Deanna Braun
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Harvey Daniel Braun
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Dawnette Bray
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Barry Breen
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Cheryl Briggs
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Jana Lynn (Moore) Britton
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Paul Owen Bromstadt
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Vincent A. Brooks, Jr.
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Geraldine "Geri" Brown
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Marlon Brown
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Matthew Crichton Brown
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William J. Brown
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Katherine Marie (Rakowski) Bruneel
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Alan Bubier
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Richard Alden Bull
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William Patrick Burke
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Tillman Dennis "Tim" Byrum
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Gisela Caldwell
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Ellen Cameron
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Gary Edward Cappy
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James V. Carelli Jr.
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Bryan Lee Carmack
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Sharon Case
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James Joseph Cashman
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Ruth Noelle Castellano
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Armand Castro
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Thomas M. Cavaliere Sr.
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Mark Cavanaugh
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Kathy Chambers
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Jean Joseph Charles
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Aaron J. Cheerman
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Gabriele M. Ciccone
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Cesare S. Cirillo
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Allen W. Cheever
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Sally Ann (Keenan) Chester
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Paul W. Chesterman
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Patti Chism
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Shirley Ann (Keppler) Cisna
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Hugh T. Claus
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Shirley Ann Banta-Clegg
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Dr. James O. Claxton
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Fritz Louis Clermont
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Linda Dwyer Clifford
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Harold "Harry" Eugene Clyburn
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Marcellus "Marc" Francis Cochran, III
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Irwin Cohen
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Alfred Collins
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Wilkie Schell Colyer
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Fred Conaway
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Maria Concepcion
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David Earl Conley
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Guy S. Conrad
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Charles Crandell
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Delbert C. Crook, Jr.
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Jeff Cross
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Milo Curtiss
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Sheila Gilleeny Dagenhart
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Russell Joseph Dailey
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John D'Ambrosio
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Kathleen Burns Danbury
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Stephen A. Daniels
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Fernando Da Rosa
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Scott Davis
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Dennis Deal
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Bruce N. Decker
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Barbara Degnen
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David F. Denman
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Edward J. Derbyshire
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Alice
Derkevorkian
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Bruce Detwiler
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Gilbert Anthony Diaz
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Mayor John Charles (Chip) Dickey, Jr
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Carolyn Dixon
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John Doherty
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John Drobish
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Jim Duley
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Nathaniel Curtis Durham, Jr
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Daniel Cruise aka DanDantheCameraman Dwyer
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Ian George Edgar
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Danny L. Edwards
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Ward B. Edwards
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Martin Ellis
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Carl M. Erman
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Jeffrey Alan Ersoff
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Julion Anthonio Evans
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Richard Eyles
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Randi Fair
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Dominic P. Falconeiri
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John "Steve" Faulk
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Kelly Anne Feaster
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Gerald Richard Fecht
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Dominick E. Ferrucci
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Frank Magee Fisher
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Douglas Scot Fitzgerald
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Anthony Allen Flohre
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Michele (Gibbons) Floyd
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Janice Eller Fralin
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William Ellsworth Fraser
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Richard John Frey
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Marcella "Marci" (Thomas) Friends
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Michael Jay Fries
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James Brian Fryling
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Leo D. Fuerstenberg
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Leonard Fuhrer
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John Joseph Gagliano
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Yvonne M. Garcia
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Sherry Lou Chunn Garner
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George Garrison
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Linda Ann Gelinas
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Margie Gentile
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Frank Joseph Germain Jr.
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Gregg Thomas Gerner
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Daniel Alan Gilbert
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Gary E. Gingeresky
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Peggy Girshman*
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Thomas C. Glasgow
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Arthur Glass
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Frank L. Glow
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Richard Glenn Godwin
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Michael P. Goldman
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John Thomas Gossett
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Dennis C. Grady
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Gerald Havens Grant
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David Ray Guhlow
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Michael D. Gully
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Betty (Neinas) Guth
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Rafik Habra
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Elaine (Melfald) Halverson
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James Harris Hansell
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Jeffrey Scott Hanssen
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Robert Stevenson Hardy
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Jonh T. Harmon III
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Steven David Harris
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Annette G. (Arbuckle) Hathaway
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Tina Marie Havelka
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Thomas Charles Hayes
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Ronald Lee Haywood
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Otis P. Heald III
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Thomas J. Heelan
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Billy Jerry Henderson
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Bruce and Stacey Hermalin
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Roman Hernandez
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Reverand Charles R. Hill Jr.
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John Andrew Hodak M.D.
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Mary Lou Hoetzlein
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Mary Jo Hohl (Ford)
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Harold Hopp
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Cleone Hoeschele
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Bernard H. Hoffman
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Noreen Mary (McManus) Holloway
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Richard S. Homer
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Neil Honigfeld
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Zannie Roy Hood
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Sylvia Hopton
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George Horine
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Paul "Gene" Hoult
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Lois E. Howell
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Sandra Howerton
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Leonard Hoyt
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Edward Lewis Hrycin
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Richard Gary Hubbard, Sr.
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Jody Hughes
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Gerald "Jerry" M. Hulke
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Diane Marie Hummell
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Ron Hunnewell
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Kenneth O. Hustel
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Barbara A. Hyde
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Joseph A. Ibanez
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Frank A. Iennaco
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Glen Allen Iverson
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K. Edward Jacobi
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Alan Perry Jacobs
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Peggy Lee Watson James
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Willie James Jelks
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Linda Sue Jennings
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Frank Johnson
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Jack D. "Jackie" Johnson, Jr.
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Leo Johnson
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Victor Keith Johnson
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Howard Ray Jones
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Jack (John) Jones
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Annette Lynn Jones-Young
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Delores Jovene
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Kevin James Judge
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Judy Junkroski
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John E. A. Karl III
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Arthur Kelley
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David Johnson Kendalton
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Mary Lynn King
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Robert J. (Bob) King
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Barbara Ann Pewitt Kirby
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Leslie Harvey Kirkegaard
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Marcia Klaver
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Margaret Lynn Klein
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Susan K. Klemann
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Eileen M. (Deakin) Knoerzer
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Frank William Koch
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Robert E. Kosenina
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Ruth Helen Kowalski
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David Kraft
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Melodie Elizabeth Krane
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Pamela Krasney
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David Canfield Kushner
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Kenneth Conrad Lachapelle
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Eugenie Mary Lambert
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Bobby Gene Landers
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Bruce W. Lane
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Aaron Snavely Landis
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Jim Lang
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Lorraine (Rensink) Lang
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Alan R. Langille
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William Thomas Leary
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John Lee
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Susan Lederer
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Steven Claude Lee
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Wesley Leighton
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Gerald "Jerry" Leonhard
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Esther Ruth Levin
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Toni Linn
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Susan "Susie" Alexander Lippert
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Frank H. Livingston
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Ernie Longstreet
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Frank S. Loomer
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Clint Lonergan
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Robert Joseph Loper
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Jerry D. Lovegren
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John Wayne Lovie, Sr.
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Elizabeth E. "Betty" Lubinsky
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Duarte (Eddie) Luis
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Benny Luke
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Lt. Col. Robert Lupton
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Richard Lutz
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Michael P. Macias
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Everett H. Madin Jr.
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Anne M. Madsen
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Kent Stanley Madsen
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Thomas A. Malkowski
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Dr. Roger Alan Maltz
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Dr. Simeon Paule Manalili Jr.
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Dale J. Manofsky
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Linda Lucy Mastroianni
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Michael Benjamin Masius
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William G. Matlack
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Christine Mattox
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Luann Maupin
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Ron McCarthy
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Dr. John B. McConnaughey
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Michael Stephen McCoy
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Ronald McDaniel
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Martin McGarry
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Robert L. McGillicuddy
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Susan McGuire
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Robert T. McHugh
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Cathleen McIntosh
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Don MacKinnon
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William McVeigh
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Philip Clayton Meadows
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Wrenn Alexander Meadows
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Joyce Ann Menard
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Robert James Merrell
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Reverend J. Charles Merrill
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Betty Lou Evans Miller
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Debra E. Miller
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Denzil Miller
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Paul Anthony Miller
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Kathleen (May) Miranda
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Gregory Miserak
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Gloria Lynn Mixter
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Jimmie Lee Mobley
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René Montenegro Jr.
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Richard A. Moore
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William Frederick Moore
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Carl Moos
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Thomas R. Morello
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Ann Howard Moretz
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Nancy Greaves Morgan
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Daniel A. Moroco Jr.
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Patricia Cunningham Moseley
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Linda Lee (Andreas) Mount
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John Patrick Mulgrew
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John F. Mullins III
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John Neu
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Janet Fishman Newman
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Bing Stevens Newton
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Elise Nollenberger
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John O'Bomsawin
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Patrick J. O'Dea Sr.
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Michael L. O'Donnell
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Kerry M. O'Hara Jr
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Kathleen Jane Olds (Whitchurch)
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Robert Oliver
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David V. Oltman Jr.
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Robert "Bob" E. Palmer, Jr.
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Patricia "Pat" Joan Pardue
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Pat
Patterson Greeb
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Pat
George Pendro
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Dave DeWitt Perkins
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Vincent J. Perrella Jr.
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John Personette
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Pamela L. (Tainter) Pick
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Wendy Pike
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Sallie Elizabeth (Hughes) Pitt
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Ralph "Bigg Dogg" Placencia
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Joseph Maurice Price Jr.
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Kenneth Charles Pulver, Jr
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Joni N. Quaas
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Bobby Quesenberry
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Lon R. Radloff
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William H. Rahn
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Andrew T. Ratliff
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Shirley Catherine (Lincoln) Read
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Gary Reck
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Mary Ellen "Hope" Reicherz
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Linda S. Rhodes
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Jim Rigney
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Randy Roy Rinehart
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Joan Catherine Riordan
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Lee A. Gauvin-Roix
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Anne Robinson
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Diane Semones Robinson
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James K. Roche
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Joseph Martin Roche
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Dwight Steven Roebuck
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Janet Lynn Roley
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Stephen Rosen
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John Richard Ross
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I Carlson Rudzinskimargit
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Dennis R. Ruddy
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Ellen T. Russak
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Gordon Ryan
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Jessica Saal
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Bennie Duran Sanchez
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Al Sanft
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Salvador Antonio Santos
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Charles Sargent
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Janet Sarkisian
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Hans Josef Schmelzer
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John Schimmel
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Bonnie Jean Schneider
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Larry M. Schoppert
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Patricia Marie Seelinger
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Terrance (Terry) V. Seller
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Robert B. Serino
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Eugene L. Scott
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Stephen Shaughnessy
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Cory Shaw
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Vivian Marie Mayo Shepherd
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Janet Marie Shroyer
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Norman R.Shurmaster
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Harold Silberzweig
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Patricia Mae Simonds
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Robert Lewis Singles
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Myron Skaleski
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Carol Smith
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Hugh Thomas Smith
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John W. Smith
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Ann Sharon (Keiser) Smrdel
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Donald B. Smyth
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Diane Soldwedel
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Les Sontag
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Pat Sorrells
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Retired RCMP Sgt. Brian David Sparrow
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Kathy Spaulding
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David Alfred Speed
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Terry J. Sprouse
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Ronald Brunson Stark
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Ioannis Stefanopoulos
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Stan Stephens
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William Keith "Bill" Stevenson
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Stanley Benton Stewart
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Corby Dean Stinnett
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Carol Saleska Stone
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Donald Stone
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Dottie St. Onge
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Vini St. Pierre
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Walter Stritzel
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Gerry D. Strom
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Louis Emmett Sudeth
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Kenneth E. Suhrke
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David Bahnsen Sullivan
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Jerry Allen Sunman
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Stephen Paul Sutton
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Mark Swann
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Monna Sweatt
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Ivan Gabor Szanto
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Carolyn Barbara Tavender
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Lee Teel
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Walter McIntyre "Pat" Thackara
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John Thalberg
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J. Karen Thomas
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Kay Yvonne Thompson
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Mark Alan Thomlison
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Richard Pierce Thorsen
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Shirley Tickell
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Father Thomas E. Tobin
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Sue D. Todd
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Albert E. Tomer
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Wayne Townsend
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Mary M. Triebold
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David T. Uman
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William (Bill) Upholt
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Lamar Upshaw
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Donna Allen Uranowski
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Robert Vaive
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Robert Van Kemper
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Allen D. Verhey
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Karen Elizabeth Vick
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William Charles Bill Vincent
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Ivan Dario Racines Vivas
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Donald H. Walker, Jr.
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Dr. Edwin Chapin Wallace, III
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William F. "Bill" Ward
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Vicki Warren
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Stephen J. Hooker Warsaw
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Priscilla Weatherbee
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Susan Margaret Weber
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Gerald L. Weisbrot
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Don S. Welch
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Richard "Dick" Harry Welchans
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Marion Werkstell
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Wanda Lynn Wester
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Michael R. Wherry
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Lynn Stewart Whiting
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Ronnie Whitson
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Jerry L. Wilcox
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Alan Wilder
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Patricia Wilkerson
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Richard J. "Rick" Williams
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Walter Williams III
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David Wilson
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Merrill Larsen Wilson
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Amy L. Wise
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Timothy Alan Woehler
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George Wojtowicz
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Earl Lee Wollerman
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Mark Wolski
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RosaLeigh Wood
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Betty Joyce Woodall
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Allen Dean Woods
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Christopher Morris Wroolie
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Mary Patricia Yanacheak
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Dr. Charles R. Young
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Erv Young
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Kristin Young
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Jim Zahn
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Lance Zellman
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Elizabeth "Betty" Zukowski
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Salvatore “Sal” Stephen Zullo
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James "Jim" Kenneth Zupon
The Mourner's Bill of Rights
by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Center for Loss
Though you should reach out to others as you do the work of mourning, you should not feel obligated to accept the unhelpful responses you may receive from some people. You are the one who is grieving, and as such, you have certain "rights" no one should try to take away from you.
The following list is intended both to empower you to heal and to decide how others can and cannot help. This is not to discourage you from reaching out to others for help, but rather to assist you in distinguishing useful responses from hurtful ones.
1. You have the right to experience your own unique grief.
No one else will grieve in exactly the same way you do. So, when you turn to others for help, don't allow them to tell what you should or should not be feeling.
2. You have the right to talk about your grief.
Talking about your grief will help you heal. Seek out others who will allow you to talk as much as you want, as often as you want, about your grief. If at times you don't feel like talking, you also have the right to be silent.
3. You have the right to feel a multitude of emotions.
Confusion, disorientation, fear, guilt and relief are just a few of the emotions you might feel as part of your grief journey. Others may try to tell you that feeling angry, for example, is wrong. Don't take these judgmental responses to heart. Instead, find listeners who will accept your feelings without condition.
4. You have the right to be tolerant of your physical and emotional limits.
Your feelings of loss and sadness will probably leave you feeling fatigued. Respect what your body and mind are telling you. Get daily rest. Eat balanced meals. And don't allow others to push you into doing things you don't feel ready to do.
5. You have the right to experience "grief bursts."
Sometimes, out of nowhere, a powerful surge of grief may overcome you. This can be frightening, but is normal and natural. Find someone who understands and will let you talk it out.
6. You have the right to make use of ritual.
The funeral ritual does more than acknowledge the death of someone loved. It helps provide you with the support of caring people. More importantly, the funeral is a way for you to mourn. If others tell you the funeral or other healing rituals such as these are silly or unnecessary, don't listen.
7. You have the right to embrace your spirituality.
If faith is a part of your life, express it in ways that seem appropriate to you. Allow yourself to be around people who understand and support your religious beliefs. If you feel angry at God, find someone to talk with who won't be critical of your feelings of hurt and abandonment.
8. You have the right to search for meaning.
You may find yourself asking, "Why did he or she die? Why this way? Why now?" Some of your questions may have answers, but some may not. And watch out for the clichéd responses some people may give you. Comments like, "It was God's will" or "Think of what you have to be thankful for" are not helpful and you do not have to accept them.
9. You have the right to treasure your memories.
Memories are one of the best legacies that exist after the death of someone loved. You will always remember. Instead of ignoring your memories, find others with whom you can share them.
10. You have the right to move toward your grief and heal.
Reconciling your grief will not happen quickly. Remember, grief is a process, not an event. Be patient and tolerant with yourself and avoid people who are impatient and intolerant with you. Neither you nor those around you must forget that the death of someone loved changes your life forever.
Copyright 2007, Center for Loss and Life Transition
A special thanks to Jessica Knutson who donates a portion of her proceeds in memory of her dear friend, Linda Winner, of Olympia Washington who passed away in January of 2010.
See also: WIDOWS(ERS) OF AMYLOIDOSIS ON LINE HELP COMMUNITY
Amyloidosis Candle Lighting Prayer/Blessing
Dear G-d,
We thank you for the good things you brought to the world of Amyloidosis this past year. The new research and treatments and the successes and lives that were saved.
May you give us even more next year as we promise to follow your commandments and faithfully fulfill our mission of helping others afflicted with this disease and families and friends as well. Please give us a future and help the survivors make it to the next candle lighting. Help those waiting for treatment, organs, and help receive it quickly so that all may rejoice in your generosity.
Help us to take care of our loved ones with this disease and help our loved ones by listening to their prayers of hope and sometimes despair. We promise not to give up and to have faith in You and Your judgment. We will not question it, or will try not to and ask that You forgive us should we forget. We’ve lost too many to this disease and know You must have Your reasons and we are not supposed to question them; but You do help those that help themselves and our doctors and various organizations and many individuals are doing so therefore we must believe and need to believe that our lost loved ones have a special place in Your home. They went through so much as did their loved ones and we know they are at peace and thank You for that.
This disease has taught us much and we have learned the internet, research, loving our fellow man/woman, and how to give and take without question. We all have a new tolerance for those with afflictions and for others of all races, religions, creeds, national origins, and speech and dialect differences. When we light this candle next year may we have even more to thank of You and less to ask.
Your own words___________________________...