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Letters to the Editor

REMEMBERING DOUGIE

By Gay City News Posted on May 14, 2014

April 7, 2014

To the Editor:

RIP, Dougie. I loved knowing you (“A Loving Farewell to Doug Ireland,” by Andy Humm, Apr. 2).

Tracy Young

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