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The world can be a hard place sometimes... You have to have heart. You have to be strong. Parents want their children to grow up to be strong. Not just any strong, mind you, but loving strong.
Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Jewell Parker Rhodes
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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