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Obituary

I do not have long before I leave this Earth, but I want to say this.

I lived an extravagant life.

I've been to places that I would've never thought I would go to in a 1,000 years.

To Rome, India, The Grand Canyon, to name a few.

I am still alive after a century, not many people can say that.

I lived through the Great Depression, the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

I've seen Apollo 11 take off and hurtle towards the Moon.

I was there at the March on Washington standing next to 20,000 people

And I was sitting on the sofa in the living room staring at my black and white TV hearing

The news reporter say that the guy who fought for our rights was pronounced dead.

I lived to see 17 presidents, and I lived to see the first African American President

I've seen a lot.

I've experienced a lot of things that many people can only dream of.

I lived an extravagant life.

But my time is coming to an end.