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Man wonders but God decides When to kill the Prince of Tides.

Pat Conroy

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Pat Conroy
Age: 70 †
Born: 1945
Born: October 26
Died: 2016
Died: March 4
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Basketball Player
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Atlanta
Georgia
Patrick Conroy
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Wonders
Tides
Prince
Kill
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Men
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