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Wea r emo s tg r a t e f ul f o rt heg i f to ff a mi l ya ndf r i e ndsl i key o u, whoha v ebe e ns o ki nda ndt ho ug ht f ul dur i ngt he s eda y so fs o r r o w. Yo urpr a y e r s , v i s i t s , c a l l s , wha t e v e ry o urc o nt r i but i o nwet ha nky o u. Ev e r ya c to fki ndne s sha s br o ug htusc o mf o r tdur i ngt hi sc ha l l e ng i ngt i me . Wewo ul dl i ket oe xt e nda s pe c i a l t ha nkst oSt o c ksFune r a l Ho mea ndt he i rs t a f ff o rt he i rc o mpa s s i o na t e a ndpr o f e s s i o na l c a r e , a swe l l a sVi s i o nChur c ho fAt l a nt a ; a nda l l o ft he pr e s i di ngMi ni s t e r sf o rabe a ut i f ul a ndc o mf o r t i ngs e r v i c e .
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