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Celebration is a kind of food we all need in our lives, and each individual brings a special recipe or offering, so that together we will make a great feast. Celebration is a human need that we must not, and can not, deny. It is richer and fuller when many work and then celebrate together.

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Corita Kent
Age: 67 †
Born: 1918
Born: November 20
Died: 1986
Died: September 18
Artist
Graphic Designer
Postage Stamp Designer
Printmaker
Fort Dodge
Iowa
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Sister Mary Corita
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