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My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.

Jack Kevorkian

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Jack Kevorkian
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 26
Died: 2011
Died: June 3
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Pontiac
Michigan
Dr. Death
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