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EndNotes archive for Feb. 13, 2014

THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 2014

Former U.S. vice president Walter Mondale arrives for the funeral mass of former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in New York, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Ferraro, who was Mondale's running-mate during his presidential bid in 1984, died on March 26, 2011 of multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. She was 75. (Stephen Chernin / Associated Press)

A true Minnesota man - Mondale

Former Vice-President Walter Mondale has undergone successful heart surgery and is expected to recover fully. His wife, Joan, died February 4 after a long illness. A tough month for this man of gracious ways and soft-spoken humor. He is from my home state – Minnesota…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.