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The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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