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Unhappy endings

Posted at 11:50 AM on August 3, 2011 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Life

WCCO provides today's "life's not fair" lesson, reporting the death of Jesse Brewington of Hampton, Minnesota. Brewington, a lead State Patrol dispatcher, was found to have incurable stomach cancer last year, but he hoped to be married on July 30, the seventh anniversary of his first date with Karlyn Smith.

It didn't work out. His condition deteriorated too badly for a wedding, and he died yesterday, the station reports.

The station profiled Mr. Brewington last April...


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