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Many people spend their entire lifetimes wishing that other people would acknowledge them. They feel this especially about their parents, spouses, children, and friends.
Richard Carlson
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Richard Carlson
Age: 65 †
Born: 1912
Born: April 29
Died: 1977
Died: November 24
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Albert Lea
Minnesota
Richard Dutoit Carlson
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