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Offline Mike M

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Gary Papa dies
« on: June 19, 2009, 03:34:10 PM »
Gary Papa, one of WPVI-TV's most respected anchors, died less than an hour ago after a long battle against prostate cancer. I just heard about this while flipping to the AccuWeather channel when I caught Jim Gardner trying to hold his tears as he made the reporting. He was 54 years old.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/feature?section=news/local&id=6874073
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Re: Gary Papa dies
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2009, 03:41:44 PM »
Gary Papa, one of WPVI-TV's most respected anchors, died today after a long battle against prostate cancer. I just heard about this while flipping to the AccuWeather channel when I caught Jim Gardner trying to hold his tears as he made the reporting. He was 54 years old.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/feature?section=news/local&id=6874073

Wow...unbelievable. I've been watching him on Action News for years. It's sad to see him succumb to something like that. It's been quite a battle for him. May Gary rest in peace now. :(

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Re: Gary Papa dies
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2009, 06:35:33 PM »
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