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Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Lives
Courtesy
Kind
Feds
Like
Manners
Excuse
Behavior
Courtesies
Expression
Nourished
Simple
Expressions
Words
Gracious

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