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. . . but mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute - look at it and really see it - live it - and never give it back.

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Erma Bombeck
Age: 69 †
Born: 1927
Born: February 21
Died: 1996
Died: April 22
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Bellbrook
Ohio
Erma Louise Bombeck
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