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Good morning from Amsterdam.

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Today is July 3rd, 2006, and I
have sad news to report.

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Yesterday my mom, Valerie Gail
Clark, passed away at age 67.

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I spent the last hours notifying
family and friends.

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A task I expected to be actually
a sorrowful one.

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But was astounded by the
wonderful response we received.

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Everyone has so many happy and
loving memories over.

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As listeners of the Daily Source
Code, you've been an integral
part of this journey,

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which started almost two years
ago with a discovery of our
illness.

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With mom's permission, of
course, have been able to keep
our extended family

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of Charlie listeners updated on
her progress.

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And throughout this time, your
emails and outpouring of love

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have been so helpful to her, to
my sisters and to myself.

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So I also want to share this
moment of closure with you.

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In her last days in the physical
world, she was with her three
children

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and her life partner. She had a
very peaceful passing

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without pain and filled with
love, humor, and happy memories.

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And my mom was very outspoken
and determined as all who know
her will confirm.

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And she insisted that her
favorite radio station was on in
her final hours.

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And packages in that request was
her private message to me,

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which I want to share with you.

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You see in our last talk
together, mom told me that I was
always her favorite son,

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which she said often and is
great because I'm her only son.

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And then she said she loved me
forever and ever.

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And she repeated that several
times.

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Now listen to the lyrics of the
song that was playing during her
passing.

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Yeah.

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[ Music ]

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I say it, I say it a little
forever

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You know if mom were here today

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She'd be very concerned about
that song

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Not being pod save

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I can just hear her warning me
of impending peril of breaking
the law

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Like I've heard her do to me so
many times in the past two years

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So I also want a pod save song
to remain in our hearts

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And we think of this beautiful
woman

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Full of grit, courage and
passion

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And I think we all know someone
just like her

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[ Music ]

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Butterflies are free, I love
you, Mommy

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