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I think you have to deal with grief in the sense that you have to recognize that you have it, and say that it's OK to have all the sadness.

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Ann Richards
Age: 73 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 1
Died: 2006
Died: September 13
Former Governor Of Texas
Politician
Lacy Lakeview
Texas
Dorothy Ann Richards
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