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I lost my wife Barbara to cancer few years ago. I would give whatever time I have left to spend one more day with her.
W. P. Kinsella
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W. P. Kinsella
Age: 81 †
Born: 1935
Born: May 25
Died: 2016
Died: September 16
Novelist
Scrabble Player
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Edmonton
Alberta
William Patrick Kinsella
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Have never been a minor league fan.
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I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.
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