03/24/2004
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"Laura and I extend our sympathies to his family and friends."
"Buck O'Neil represented the best of America's national pastime."
"He devoted his long and full life to baseball and refused to allow injustice and discrimination to diminish his love of the game."
"The George H.W. Bush is named for a man who exemplifies the great character of our country."