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It really does no good to ask questions that reflect opposition to the will of God. Rather ask, What am I to do?

Richard G. Scott

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Richard G. Scott
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: November 7
Died: 2015
Died: September 22
Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Pocatello
Idaho
Richard Gordon Scott
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If you choose to concentrate on the dark side, this is what you will see.
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