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Neil Abercrombie: One closing remark, I do not think the parents and families of the young people who have died make any differentiation…

On the recordJune 23, 2003
One closing remark, I do not think the parents and families of the young people who have died make any differentiation between formal and informal. I think those deaths are devastating regardless of the timing associated with it.
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Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii

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Discussing the impact of youth deaths on families.

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