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Death comes in its own time, in its own way.Death is as unique as the individual experiencing it.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
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Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
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Unique
Individual
Comes
Death
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