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The Last Wishes of My Father

Alex's father died of a terminal brain tumor. He wanted his ashes to be spread under an oak tree in springfield, Illinois. Alex went back and got the instructions for cremation from the funeral home. And he waited one month until it was also the anniversary of his grandfather's passing before spreading them there. That's where frankie acorn's remains lie today.

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