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A true gentleman. He will be sorely missed.
Having also grown up in a small rural NC town, you'd be surprised how often the background setting for that show, once past the comedic situations, actually did mirror real life.
Perhaps not surprising, given Mr Griffith's home town of Mt Airy NC.
Most celebrities passing I just duly note, but this one hurts - it feels as if not just the man, but something good and decent, has passed from the world, never to be seen again.
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Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
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