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Edgar Allan Poe is poet who, despite his tendency toward dark subjects as his most well-known poems like “The Raven” or “The Bells” suggest, is recognized among the greatest of poets — oft recited, studied, and imitated. As I was perusing a catalogue of Poe’s works, I came across the following poem that speaks about the death of a loved one. Some commentators specifically suggest it is a woman whom Poe cared for and likened to an angel (or seraph) amidst his dark nature. To those who have lost someone truly dear, the poem speaks beautifully of the continuing memory and relationship between the speaker and the one departed.

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Bruce Giunta of Tualatin passed away last Friday, June 26, 2009 from injuries he receved earler in the month. He was 69 years old.  On June 2 he was riding in Vancouver with several others from the Portland Velo cycling club when a stick got caught in his spokes, causing him to fly from his bike. He has been suffering from critical injuries he sustained during the fall ever since.

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The man who promoted products like OxiClean and Orange Glo, Billy Mays, died Sunday morning in his Tampa, Florida home. According to local police, Mays was found unresponsive by his wife, Deborah, at 7:45 a.m. Authorities do not suspect foul play, and an autopsy should be available by Monday afternoon. He was 50.

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Michael Jackson has died. Shortly after receiving a 9-1-1 call, paramedics found Jackson in cardiac arrest, his personal physician already performing CPR. It was just after noon on Thursday, June 25, in his Los Angeles mansion. He was 50.

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Cultural-icon Farrah Fawcett died this past Thursday morning. She was 62. Fawcett will be buried during a private funeral on Tuesday in an L.A. cemetery.

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