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My father's body lies in a stone tomb high on a hill. People walk by, pause, think their own thoughts about him and move on, back to their own lives. I can never move on. He is everywhere.
Patti Davis
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Patti Davis
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 21
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Patricia Ann Davis
Patricia Ann Reagan
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