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What will people remember us for? Are other people’s lives better because we lived? Did we make a difference? Did we use to the fullest the gifts and abilities God gave us? Did we give our best effort, and did we do it for the right reasons?

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
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Anthony Kevin Dungy
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