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only a p]sonal loss to 8 family1 8 _m   
colleagues1 & fri5ds1 b also a great    
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 a rem>kable life1 p]sonally bless$ )   
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c>e] 9 public s]vice t w\ld span #dd    
ye>s2 ,:]eas ,bob ,mi*el 0 !n elect$ to 
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=midable legislative skills 7 invaluable
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,reagan & ,presid5t ,george ,h4,w4 ,bu% 
on behalf ( ! p2 ,:]eas ,bob ,mi*el w be
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d$ication to responsible public s]vice &
 8 love ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
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 a commitm5t to civil disc\rse1 p]sonal 
dignity1 political cons5sus1 & adh]5ce  
to fundam5tal human values2 ,:]eas ,bob 
,mi*el's public s]vice culm9at$ 9 ! aw>d
 ( ! ,nation's highe/ civilian honor1 ! 
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om2 & ,:]eas 9
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,bob ,mi*el's uncommon dec5cy & g5]osity
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,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors ! life1  
a*ievem5ts1 & di/+ui%$ public s]vice (  

,bob ,mi*el2 &  7#b7 expresses its      
condol5ces to 8 family on 8 pass+4      
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