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Belleair Bluffs

• ANDERSON, GARY LEE, 61, of Belleair Bluffs, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He came here in 1986 from his native Canton, Ohio, and worked as a technician with Optek, Pinellas Park. He was a Navy veteran. He was a member of Moose Lodge 233, Canton. Survivors include two daughters, Geri E. Hein, North Canton, Ohio, and Janice L. Anderson, Massillon, Ohio; his father, Warren O. "Andy," Holiday; a sister, Shirley Kull, Canal Fulton, Ohio; his companion, Betty Keeth, Largo; and two grandchildren, Brandon and Jeremy Hein, North Canton. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.

Clearwater

• ANDREWS, WILLIAM HOLLOWAY, 85, of Clearwater, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Sayre, Pa., came to St. Petersburg in 1950 from Chatham, N.Y., and in 1970 moved to Clearwater. He was a retired electrician. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Largo, the Italian-American Club, the Cove Cay Golf and Country Club, both of Clearwater, and IBEW Local 308. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret A. Thornton, Clearwater; a son, William H., Indian Rocks Beach; a brother, Vern, Treasure Island; two sisters, Martha Ewasick, New York, and Mary Proper, Mississippi; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. E. Dale Gunter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
• GINN, MARY HELEN, 97, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. He was born in Oklahoma City and came here in 1973 from Boca Raton. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Wadsworth, Clearwater; a sister, Ida B. McKenzie, Knoxville, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
• GRGIC, PETAR, 70, of Clearwater, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at home. He was born in Pozega, Yugoslavia, and came here in 1995 from Dayton, Ohio, where he owned and operated a restaurant for 25 years. He was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Dayton, and attended Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Clearwater. Survivors include his wife, Maria; two sons, Stephan, Safety Harbor, and Polimeros, Clearwater; and a brother in Yugoslavia. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• HAWORTH, GLADYS I., 102, of Clearwater, died Sunday (Nov. 5, 2000) at Cypress Palms, Largo, under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. She was born in Cumberland, R.I., and came here in 1978 from Little Compton, R.I. She retired as secretary-treasurer of Providence Mill Supply, Providence, R.I. She graduated from Bryant-Stratton College, Providence. She was an associate member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Largo, and the American Legion Auxiliary, Little Compton, and Order of the Eastern Star, Cumberland. Survivors include a son, Alfred H.; three grandchildren, Jonathan Haworth, Clearwater, Robert Haworth, Brookfield, Wis., and Kimbally Hewitt, Palm Beach Gardens; and nine great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• MELONE, SUVIO DOMINICK, 71, of Clearwater, died Thursday (Nov. 16, 2000) at Tampa General Hospital. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and came here in 1972 from East Rochester, N.Y. He was a retired self-employed contractor and wood craftsman. He was a member of St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Clearwater, and the Florida Wood Turners Association. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Louise; six sons, Joseph and Stephan, both of Palm Harbor, Christopher and Donald, both of Clearwater, Ronald, Largo, and Michael, Dunedin; a brother, Arthur, Rochester; two sisters, Nancy Costa, Belleair, and Mary Russell, Rochester; and eight grandchildren. Rhodes Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
• MURRAY, WILLIAM F., 63, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Nov. 11, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. He came here in 1960 from his native Wellsville, N.Y., and co-owned and operated Parklane Cafeteria, a restaurant in Pinellas Park. He was an Air Force veteran. He was a 32nd degree Mason and founder of Hearts & Desire. Survivors include two sons, Curtis and Eric W. Sr., both of Clearwater; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and a great-grandson. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• STUMBO, KERRY, 54, of Clearwater Beach, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Betsy Layne, Ky., and came here in 1991 from Indianapolis, Ind. He worked as an auto wholesaler and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include a daughter, Kerrie Rivera, Taylor, Mich.; three brothers, James, Bellevue, Mich., Perry, Snellville, Ga., and Carl, Pikeville, Ky.; a sister, Judy Stumbo, Martin, Ky.; his longtime companion, Carrie Storms, Clearwater Beach; two grandchildren; 16 nieces and nephews; and 14 great-nieces and nephews. Gulf Breeze Cremation & Burial Society, Largo.

Dunedin

• HOEFLER, DOROTHY H., 95, of Lady Lake, formerly of Dunedin, died Saturday (Nov. 11, 2000) at home. She was born in New Haven, Conn., came to Dunedin in 1963 from Woodmont, Conn., and moved in 1995 to Lady Lake. She worked as a sales clerk in a specialty shop. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Link, Lady Lake; a sister, Shirley Welch, Cheshire, Conn.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park.

Largo

• Du BREUIL, MAURICE A., 78, of Largo, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Palm Garden of Pinellas, Largo nursing home. He was born in Manchester, N.H., and came here in 1975 from New Hampshire. He retired after 22 years as a security guard for Southeast Bank, Largo, and was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was Catholic. Survivors include a son, Maurice Leo, Clearwater; and two daughters, Sylvia Jean Du Breuil, Bedford, N.H., and Patricia Ann Boiel, Marblehead, Mass. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• FINCH, RUTH ANN, 70, of Largo, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg. She was born in Boone County, Ind., and came here in 1954 from Kirkland, Ind. She retired after many years as an insurance adjuster. She was Methodist and attended the auto races weekly at Sunshine Speedway, Largo. Survivors include three daughters, Debra Fitch, Largo, Diana Martz, Bushnell, and Donna Platt, Orlando; a son, David, Lakeland; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• RUE, MILDRED G., 91, of Largo, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000). She was born in Medford, N.J., and came here in 1980 from Ormond Beach. Survivors include two sons, Roger and Reed, both of Largo; five grandchildren, Kenny, Richard, Sheila, Dana and Air Force Lt. Col. David Rue; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
• SHERRETS, MICHAEL D., 47, of Largo, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He was born in Douglas, Neb., served in the Army and came here in 1983 from Gainesville after he graduated from University of Florida. He owned and operated Kelly's Lounge, Largo, and he was a manufacturing engineer and worked for both Paradyne and Smith's Industries. Survivors include a son, Dane, Largo; a sister, Carolyn Taylor, Denver, his companion and caregiver, Karen Sherrets, Largo; and an aunt, Elsie Hansen, Clearwater. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.

Palm Harbor

• BOURNE, RUTH E., 77, of Palm Harbor, died Thursday (Nov. 16, 2000) at Countryside Haven, Palm Harbor. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and came here in 1957 from Fayetteville, N.Y. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked for several physicians in Clearwater. She was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. She was a charter member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Largo. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Roy S.; a son, Alan S., Seminole; a daughter, Luann Rounds, St. Petersburg; and a grandson, Travis Rounds, St. Petersburg. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
• RANNEY, JOHN M., 73, of Palm Harbor, formerly of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Arbors at Safety Harbor nursing home. He was born in South Weymouth, Mass., came to Clearwater in 1996 from Sandwich, Mass., and in 1998 he moved to Palm Harbor. He retired as a banker after 25 years and worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, the Hyannis Municipal Airport and Cape Cod Hospital, and he owned and operated a motel in New Hampshire and a commercial cleaning business in Cape Cod. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Emmanuel Community Church American Baptist, Palm Harbor. Survivors include his wife, Judith D.; four sons, Christopher, Sandwich, Mass., Peter, Leyden, Mass, David, Bedford, Mass., and Robert, South Deerfield, Mass.; a daughter, Susan Ranney, Hopkinton, Mass.; 17 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren, Lt. Col. Michael Kolodka, U.S. Air Force in England, Gerald Kolodka, Gardner, Mass., Nancy Brody, St. Petersburg, Betsy McFarland, Tampa, Gerald Murphy, Quincy, Mass., and Capt. Kathleen Trant, U.S. Army, Fort Lee, Va.; and a great-grandson. Clearwater Funeral Home & Cremation Options.
• RYAN, FORREST H., 70, of Palm Harbor, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1985 from his native Pittsburgh, where he worked 20 years as a carpenter at Allegheny General Hospital. Locally, he worked four years as maintenance carpenter at Clearwater Mall. Survivors include a son, Gregory S., Clearwater; and four daughters, Denise E. Hayden, Seminole, Cynthia L. Hayden, Palm Harbor, and Colleen R. Shannon and Linda S. Tempalski, both of Pittsburgh. Coastal Cremation Services, Palm Harbor.

Seminole

• BORHO, CARL W. SR., 83, of Seminole, formerly of Madeira Beach died Saturday (Nov. 11, 2000) at home. He came here in 1970 from his native Louisville, Ky. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was Catholic and a former member of Gulf Beaches Board of Realtors of Madeira Beach, a charter member of Daniel Boone Post I Am Vets, Louisville, and a member of the Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels. Survivors include his wife, Doris Paulin; a daughter, Patricia Ann Albert, Largo; three sons, Carl W. Jr. and James, both of Louisville, Ky., and Thomas, Hawaii; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Largo.
• MADASCY, AUDREY MAE, 75, of Seminole, died Thursday (Nov. 16, 2000) at Largo Medical Center. She moved here as an infant in 1925 from her native Cortez,. She was a homemaker and Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Wayne, Seminole, and Steve, Largo; a daughter, Pat Kidder, Largo; a brother, Claude Fulford, Cortez; three sisters, Dorothy Cage and Phyllis Russell, both of Missouri, and Betty McEntire of Kansas; three grandchildren, Kristie Kidder, Largo, Wendy and Brian Madascy, Seminole; and a great-grandson. Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Seminole.
• WAY, LIONELL CHANNING, 76, of Seminole, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at home under the care of Hospice of the Florida Suncoast. He was born in Henderson, N.C., and moved here in 1977 from Tampa. He retired in 1986 after 52 years and locally worked as a manager for JCPenney at Sunshine Mall. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Shirley "Pat"; a daughter, Stacy Bransky, Largo; a stepson, Preston Huey, Utah; a sister, Janice Cooper, Tampa; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Gee & Sorensen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.

Tarpon Springs

• BLACKERT, FRANCES L., 88, of Tarpon Springs, formerly of Clearwater, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor. She was born in Arcola, Ill., and came here in 1950 from Thomson, Ill. She was a retired nurse and a member of First Christian Church, Clearwater. Survivors include a son, Jim, Tarpon Springs; two daughters, Mary Lou Hinson, Daytona Beach, and Deborah Oldfield, Seminole; a sister, Marian Rummel, Morrison, Ill.; three brothers, Don Tessman, Morrison, Vic Tessman, Sullivan, Ill., and Ed Tessman, Kewanee, Ill.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater.
• DJORDJEVIC, DR. MILAN S., 87, of Tarpon Springs, died Monday (Nov. 13, 2000) at home. He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and came here in 1981 from Tuscaloosa, Ala. He graduated from Belgrade University and earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from University of Munich, Germany. He was a prisoner of war and spent two years at Stalag 16 in Germany during World War II. He was a professor and taught at Belgrade University, and at Duke University in North Carolina and retired from the University of Alabama. Survivors include his wife, Olga M.; a stepdaughter, Jelena Markovic, and several nieces and nephews, all of Belgrade. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs.

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Redington Shores

• McGUIRE, WILLIAM "BILL," 65, of Redington Shores, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at home under hospice care. He came here in 1973 from Sweden. He was an electrical engineer for Honeywell for 38 years. He was Lutheran and an Army veteran. He was a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, American Institute of Electrical Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received the Honeywell Technical Award in 1989 and received numerous professional and technical awards from NASA, Saab, Rockwell and McDonald-Douglas. Survivors include two sisters, Margaret McGuire Drake, Portland, Ore., and Julia A. McGuire Hesse, Colorado; a nephew, John Drake, Portland; and three nieces, Kim Hernandez and Karen Murray, both of Portland, and Julie Hesse, Durango, Colo. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.

St. Petersburg

• BOGAERTS, RACHEL B. "RAE," 75, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at home. Born in Chicago, she came here in 1968 from Antioch, Ill. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Palmisano, St. Petersburg, and Camille Bogaerts, Streamwood, Ill.; a son, James, Clearwater; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-McLeod Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• CAROLLA, MARY PUGLIESE, 84, of Alexandria, Va., and St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Nov. 12, 2000) at the Hermitage of Northern Virginia. Born in Utica, N.Y., she came to St. Petersburg many years ago from Canastota, N.Y., and recently moved to Alexandria. She was a 1937 graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a master's degree in library science, and a 1943 graduate of Middlebury College, where she received a master's degree in Italian. She retired as a teacher in the Oneida, N.Y., school district. She also was employed at Syracuse University, Auburn West High School, Auburn, N.Y., and worked in the Pearl River, N.Y., school system. She was a member of the New York State Retired Teachers Association and was honored as Teacher of the Year at Oneida Junior High School in 1975. She was Catholic. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Anthony J.; two sons, Mark, Herndon, Va., and Robert, Arlington, Va.; a sister, Rose Pugliese, Alexandria; and three grandchildren. Campbell-Dean Funeral Home, Oneida, N.Y.
• CONLIN, R. WILLIAM JR. "BILL," 51, of Largo, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Monday (Nov. 13, 2000) in Tampa. He came here as a child from his native Chicago. He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School, St. Petersburg, where he was drum major for three years, and attended University of South Florida. He worked three years as retail manager for Dollar Tree in Brandon. He was a former member of the Civil Air Patrol, where he was on the search and rescue team and held the rank of first lieutenant. He was active in genealogy research and computer technology. Survivors include his father, Raymond W. Sr., Orange City; a brother, H. Robert, Granite Bay, Calif.; three sisters, Ann Conlin and Thomalyn Luke, both of Kansas City, Mo., and Margaret McLamb, Fairfield, Va. Baldauff Family Funeral Home & Crematory, Ormond Beach.
• GARRISON, DONALD, 88, of St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Nov. 12, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• GREGORY, ANTOINETTE, 64, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Nov. 16, 2000) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater. She came here in 1970 from her native Brooklyn, N.Y. She was Catholic. Survivors include two sons, Paul, St. Petersburg, and Lorenzo, Brooklyn; three granddaughters, Allison Gregory and Sara Gregory, both of St. Petersburg, and Lorin Gregory, Brooklyn; three grandsons, Anthony Gregory, William Gregory and Daniel Gregory, all of Brooklyn; and a great-grandson, Tyler Gregory, St. Petersburg. Gulfport Memorial Funeral Home.
• HETHERINGTON, WALTER R., 78, St. Petersburg, died Sunday (Nov. 12, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1950 from his native West Chester, Pa. He retired as a foreman for the city of St. Petersburg Street Department after 25 years of service and was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 139, St. Petersburg, and was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner in Tampa. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Myrtle; a stepdaughter, Betty Gravley, Comanche, Okla.; a nephew, John R. Lawson, and a niece, Nancy Lawson, both of Dover, Md.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, St. Petersburg.
• HIPPLE, LELAND L., 92, of St. Petersburg, died Thursday (Nov. 16, 2000) at Egret Cove Nursing Home. He came here in 1945 from his native Warren, Ohio. He was a retired Pinellas County housing counselor and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the St. Petersburg Elks Lodge 1224 and St. Petersburg Moose Lodge 1145, and he was a life member of the Carroll F. Clapp Lodge F&AM, Warren. He also was a member of the Pinellas County Retired Employees Association. Survivors include three nephews and a niece. R. Lee Williams & Son Funeral Home & Crematory, 49th Street N Chapel, St. Petersburg.
• HOLMES, KENNETH EARL, 37, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at Bayfront Medical Center. He came here in 1967 from his native Blakley, Ga. He was a graduate of Northeast High School and was a former waiter at Village Inn and IHOP restaurants. He was a member of Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Carolyn and Willie James Holmes, Fort Lauderdale; two brothers, Michael Holmes, Hollywood, Fla., and Johnny Lee Holmes, St. Petersburg; a sister, Ann Holmes, Fort Lauderdale; and his maternal grandmother, Flora Mae Henderson, St. Petersburg. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• JOHNSON, ALINE, 70, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Nov. 7, 2000) at home. She came here several years ago from Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include a daughter, Chris Huneke, St. Petersburg; a sister, Lea Mishler, Clearwater; and two brothers, Bob Bevens, Sunset Hills, Mo., and Dan Bevens, Portland, Ore. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• LEAMAN, WILLIAM, 52, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at home. He was an Army veteran. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• LOWE, DONALD, 63, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 8, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. There are no known survivors. Abbey Parklawn Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
• MELINO, A. MICHAEL, 66, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at the VA Medical Center at Bay Pines. He came here in 1999 from Boston. He was a licensed practical nurse and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include two sisters, Lucy Hession and Josephine McMillin, both of St. Petersburg. E. James Reese Funeral Home & Crematory, Seminole.
• MISLAN, MARGUERITE B., 75, of Wesley Chapel, formerly of the St. Petersburg area, died Monday (Nov. 13, 2000) at home. She moved to the St. Petersburg area in 1974 from her native Dayton, Ohio, and recently moved to Wesley Chapel. She was a clerk for an optician and was Catholic. Survivors include three sons, Anthony E., Wesley Chapel, Michael, Effingham, Ill., and Henry, Lowell, Ark.; and seven grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
• ROBSON, RANDOLPH JR. "DOUGIE FRESH," 43, St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. He came here in 1957 from his native Donalsonville, Ga. He was a self-employed cook and was Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Randolph III, Randy and Artevus, three daughters, Trina Davis, Tasha Smiley and Precious Jones, four stepdaughters, Janeisha Liburd, Ronisha Liburd, Arvisha Long and Danisha Walker, his father and mother, Randolph Robson Sr. and Jannie Dunlop, two brothers, Toney Robson and Jerry Davis, five sisters, Janice Muhammad, Subrine Robson, Chrystel Brathwaite, Katasha Robson and Angela Daniels, his maternal grandmother, Ella Mae Barber, and a companion, Pamela Lindsey, and 14 grandchildren, all of St. Petersburg. McRae Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
• SAPSER, THOMAS R., 83, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 15, 2000) at St. Anthony's Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he came here in 1978 from Pennsylvania. He was a corrections officer in Dallas, Pa., and worked for the St. Petersburg Times for 18 years as a security guard. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II and was Catholic. He was a two-term commander of the American Legion in Dallas, Pa., was a past president of the Century Club in Dallas, Pa., and was honored by a World War II memorial in New Orleans. Survivors include two sons, Thomas M., Laflin, Pa., and James M., Daphne, Ala.; and two grandchildren. Royal Palm Funeral Chapel & Cemetery North, St. Petersburg.
• WILLIAMS, ALICE A., 76, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Nov. 1, 2000) in Tampa. Born in New York City, she came here in 1970 from Los Angeles. She was Catholic. She was a retired nurse and dietitian. Survivors include three sons, James W. Wright, St. Petersburg, Hubert G. Williams, Tampa, and Noel Williams, Los Angeles; a sister, Victoria Brown, Clinton, Md.; and three granddaughters, St. Petersburg. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.

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