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Submitted: 10/8/08 • Approved: 10/8/08 • Last Updated: 4/1/18 • R18070-G0-S3
GEORGE W.
THOMPSON
OCT. 23, 1947
JUNE 16, 1989
Note: There is an oval affixed to the stone with the words,
"What made us Friends,
In the long ago,
When first we met?
Well I think I know,
The best in me and the
Best in you hailed
Each other because they
Knew that always and
Always since life began
Our being Friends
Was part of God's plan."
Section 10A
Contributed on 10/8/08 by pasteffen99
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