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(Message started by: ReeBop on Jan 17^th, 2008, 6:33am)

Title: Sir Edmund Hillary
Post by ReeBop on Jan 17^th, 2008, 6:33am

We lost a great man over the weekend in Sir Edmund Hillary, who died of of heart failure at 88. This Wikipedia article gives a good brief biography of his life:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary

I heard a commentary on NPR this morning that described the man he was. He was still listed in the local phone book and was always accessible for an interview. He was a kind and compassionate man who did much for the Sherpas of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust. He will be honored and missed by many.

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