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Community activist Henry “Hank” Pannell dies at 85

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Celebration of life for Marguerite Kelly York set for Dec. 21

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Mathematician Walter David Neumann dies at 78

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Luigi Balestrieri, owner of Sal’s Shoe Shop, dies at 55

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