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Kids can be a pain in the neck when they're not a lump in your throat.
Barbara Johnson
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Barbara Johnson
Age: 61 †
Born: 1947
Born: October 4
Died: 2009
Died: August 27
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Massachusetts
Barbara Ellen Johnson
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