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6. RIP Gene. 😞

Sat Jun 13, 2026, 10:04 AM

Jun 13

I used to see him walking around all the time when I lived in Manhattan (late ‘70’s/80’s.) He was impossible to miss.

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RIP Gene Shalit Coldwater Jun 13 #1

If asked, i would have thought hed died too. Glad he had 100 years BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 13 #3

He was a character. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 13 #2

I remember him. A character but good at his job. scipan Jun 13 #4

R-I-P Gene 🙏 nt Raine Jun 13 #5

RIP Gene. 😞 Raftergirl Jun 13 #6