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Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio.
Melinda Gates
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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
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Dallas
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Melinda Ann French
Melinda French Gates
Melinda Ann Gates
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