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murielm99

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Sun Feb 24, 2019, 02:24 PM Feb 2019

Desiree L. Tate

Desiree L. Tate, a Chicago public relations consultant who worked for Mayor Harold Washington, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and President Barack Obama, died Monday night, according to friends.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/desiree-l-tate-dead-at-62-was-a-consultant-to-obama-rahm-harold-washington/

Ms. Tate was 62. She died of cardiac problems. Tate was an important Illinois Democrat. She will be missed.

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Desiree L. Tate (Original Post) murielm99 Feb 2019 OP
Is it her birthday or a memorial ? She died last summer and 62 is too soon lunasun Feb 2019 #1
I am sorry. murielm99 Feb 2019 #2
OK I figured it may be a rememberance memorial for her . Thanks lunasun Feb 2019 #3

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