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Maybe death is the great equalizer, the one big thing that can finally make strangers shed a tear for one another

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Morrie Schwartz
Age: 78 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 20
Died: 1995
Died: November 4
Professor
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
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