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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;background:transparent'><b><font
size=4 color="#427d64" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:bold'>I regret to inform all that Loric and I will not be
attending the event this weekend in Ponte Alto. We are traveling to </span></font></b><b><font
size=4 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Wilmington</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>, </span></font></b><b><font
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font-weight:bold'>NC</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'> to attend the
funeral of Lady Geva de Liles. She passed at </span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:
bold'>2:40pm</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'> on February 14<sup>th</sup>
from a long and brave battle with cancer.</span></font></b></p>
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size=4 color="#427d64" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Please accept our apologies on not attending the
event.</span></font></b></p>
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size=4 color="#427d64" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:bold'>In service,</span></font></b></p>
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size=4 color="#427d64" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Chiara of Ironwood</span></font></b></p>
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