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Robert Genn
Age: 78 †
Born: 1936
Born: May 15
Died: 2014
Died: May 27
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Robert Douglas Genn
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Don't assume there is only one way. Don't assume that mistakes are a bad thing. Don't think for one minute that everyone agrees with what 'good' is.
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