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BY ALAYSHA MAPLE
alaysha@theitem.com
Posted 6/21/25

He didn't know the man. Robbie Baker was just a kid - 12, nearly 13 years old - playing in his neighbor's backyard when a hearse pulled into the driveway and he stepped out.

His neighbor's dad waved them over and introduced them to the fellow. …

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