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I felt suicidal. I couldn't stop crying. I remember thinking, wouldn't it be great if the car crashed and I died?
Melinda Gates
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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
Businessperson
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Patron Of The Arts
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Dallas
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Melinda Ann French
Melinda French Gates
Melinda Ann Gates
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