"Her memory will never be forgotten.". Words cannot express our sadness for Jerry and the loss of his wife. The old dirt-and-grass field would be replaced with a real practice field, plus circular walkways, additional shelters and a farmers market pavilion. Meeting you and writing about the Steelers will remain one of my favorite professional accomplishments. Once I get the first message that he is gone once I start to believe it, start booking flights, start packing I open up those audio files and press play. He helped establish Tarkington Teen Work Crew, a summer program that takes kids from the neighborhood and gives them paying jobs cutting grass and cleaning parks. I grew up around him since I was a little boy. They need to see that things can be solved and they need to see that there is justice for the coach. Market data provided by Factset. The family relocated to Raleigh during Cowher's final year as coach in 2006, one season after the Steelers won the Super Bowl. Down. Suzette Hackney is a national columnist. I sign the funeral registry and head straight to the front. I know this family well. Yes, were most definitely going to keep it going thats what coach would want us to do, Chris Meriweather, a Steelers coach, tells me. The couple has three children together: sons Michael Dean and Mason, and daughter Harlyn Quinn. He led the Pittsburgh Steelers to Super Bowl XLIII, defeating the Arizona Cardinals 27-23. Aug 11, 2019 at 4:03 pm ET 1 min read. Haskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3. The white Dodge Ram 3500 ProMaster is only dirty, streaked from travel. Franco Harris, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Hall of Fame running back best known for his role in the "Immaculate Reception," one of the greatest plays in NFL history, died. Leslie Copeland (b. August 21, 1946) the man who Mike and his brother Ed said is the only father they know worked in the U.S. Cam tells me he hopes to take his positions as cornerback and slot receiver with him to his high school team next year. His wife, Rayme . He was not in Butler-Tarkington, the city neighborhood where he and his boys grew up on a knifes edge, but in Greenwood, the suburb 14 miles away where I used to go to the mall. Coach Tomlin has one older Edward Tomlin III. I hear them now, as I stand alone. And for so many of those hours, the digital recorder in my phone was running. On two large video screens, he appears as a baby, a youngster, playing football in high school and college, his wedding, becoming a daddy. If you guys hadnt done that story I know we wouldnt be able to be here I appreciate you.. 0:00. NFL coach Brian Flores can press discrimination claims against the league and three teams after a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the option of arbitration, presumably before Commissioner Roger Goodell, and offered some stinging observations about the status of racial bias in the sport. Who killed Coach Nell? Coach Nell was dedicated to the Indy Steelers. I have been to this cemetery before, where I have witnessed other burials. His first response: Stop playing.. We peek in the windows. Legal Statement. Some sad news for the Pittsburgh Steelers' family today. The 49 years old rose to fame after marrying Super Bowl XL Champion Bill in 2014. This neighborhood hero. She and Jerry have three children. Police say a single shot was fired. Tony Dungy is a former professional football player and retired NFL coach. Gambling problem? On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers had heartbreaking news to announce involving inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky. Saturday's tragedy struck the Steelers less than three years after wide receivers coach Darryl Drake died suddenly during the 2019 training camp. They have three children, sons Michael Dean, Mason, and daughter Harlyn Quinn. I walked the canal, attended the Indy 500 and ate and drank on Mass Ave. We noticed your adblocker is on. He closed his college coaching phase with the Cincinnati Bearcats where he worked during the 1999-200 season. Joe Rutter is a Tribune-Review staff writer. During a practice in March 2019, there had been a shooting at Tarkington Park. I feel a chill that has nothing to do with the temperature. Paramedics responded to a call from Noll's wife, Marianne, at 9:45 p.m. No team members were injured, but everyone was rattled. But the field is empty. He couldnt play his freshman year at Columbia due to the COVID pandemic, but has recorded eight tackles, 4 solo, 4 assisted in five games his sophomore year. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Kaye Cowher, the wife of ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher and a former basketball player at North Carolina State and in the now-defunct Women's Professional Basketball League, May she rest in peace. He recorded seven receiving yards, one reception in two games his freshman year. You can contact Joe by email at [email protected] or via Twitter . You earned it! She will be missed by the many people whose lives she touched. Over and over. Police believe he was the victim of a road-rage shooting one of more than 60 that now happen every year on interstates in central Indiana alone. 32 NFL players who could change teams this offseason, UFC 285's Shevchenko by the numbers: It all adds up to domination, NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant's return could rock the West, What NBA Finals runs from LeBron, Giannis can teach Jayson Tatum, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011. Cowher died Friday in her native North Carolina, where the family relocated at her urging during Cowher's final year as coach in 2006, one season after the Steelers won the Super Bowl. That a man can be swept away by the thing he spent a lifetime trying to stop. Updated by the minute, our Dallas Cowboys NFL Tracker: News and views and moves inside The Star and around the league . Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? Michael Dean Tomlin aka Dino Tomlin born on December 16, 2000, stands at 60 and is a wide receiver at the University of Maryland, he committed to Maryland over offers from Army, Pittsburgh, and Iowa State. Coach Nell lies in a light blue casket with silver handles and accents. And Tarkington Park was tired. They married in 1981, after the former Kaye Young played alongside twin sister Faye in college and during a three-season pro basketball career. Coach Nell led the Steelers to even greater success. I am told they held an impromptu meeting at the repass, the first time they are able to gather and even consider the future. Some black, yellow and gold balloons, limp and lifeless after being caught in the limbs, still hang from barren trees at the MLK Center. He worked to keep them safe from gun violence. I am one of the first people to arrive. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Reach her on Twitter: @suzyscribe. I am sitting in my rental car the Kia Fortes engine running to keep me warm outside Olivet Missionary Baptist Church on the northwest side. Jan. 12, 2001 -- Joe Gilliam, one of the NFL's first starting black quarterbacks died of an accidental drug overdose, according to the Nashville medical examiner. Fundraising. I followed Coach Nell and his Steelers for more than two years. Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky is away from the team after the death of his wife. PITTSBURGH . He paid around $1.8 million on March 29, 2007, for his 9,193 sqft house in Shady Avenue in Pittsburgh; the five bedroom, 4.5 batths home, was built in 1908. Steelers president Art Rooney II said: "Kaye was a very private person who was very devoted to her family. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. But the reporter in me wants answers. (This version CORRECTS Corrects college Cowher's daughters went to to Princeton instead of Harvard.). Indianapolis has come to pay respect. In these hours of tape, there are many words I have never published before now. Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay Cowher all followed their mother's footsteps into Division I college basketball. You must be logged in to leave a comment. Now in the light-filled lobby, Luthe emerges to greet me and I realize her defender is gone. The university where I attended classes to earn a masters degree is around the corner. She . The Cowhers had lived in Raleigh since then. A nearby table holds trophies, medals and photos from his high school and college football career. "We were saddened to learn of the loss of Kaye Cowher," Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement released by the team. Before joining the Steelers in 2007, Mike Tomlin was on the coaching staff of the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and also worked for college football teams at Virginia Military Institute, the University of Memphis, Arkansas State, and the University of Cincinnati. The funeral procession seems to miss a turn. Cameron Harden, 14, a self-described night owl, tells me it was around 1 a.m. on Jan. 12 when he received a call from a teammate informing him Coach Nell was dead. Our thoughts are prayers are with Jerry and their entire families, including his three children Joseph, Emma, and Dominic.. For almost 20 years, Coach Nell trained a generation of boys to expect something of themselves, something more than what the world expects for them here in a city where one-fourth of all homicide victims are younger than 21, where the first three people killed in the new year were teens. A private funeral service will be held Monday in North Carolina. He agreed to a contract extension with the Steelers in July 2010. On Jan. 11, Coach Nell was shot and killed. Just like his wife Veronica, Cowher was once married to a basketball player, Kaye Cowher who played for the New York stars in the professional women's basketball league called Women's Pro Basketball League. Luthe said Coach Nell and his wife, Tiffany, had started a logistics business on the side. They will miss their mother dearly.". 58 Mason Reid Tomlin born on January 15, 2002, played defensive back and captain (senior year) at Shadyside before enrolling at Columbia. As Luthe and I walk away from the van, cold and sad, bells begin to toll from the steeple tower of the nearby North United Methodist Church. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Theres a hero like Coach Nell in every big city in America. Rayme Olavsky was 45 years old. He was the kind of neighborhood hero that you will find in every city in America, if you are willing to see. Big screens flash photos of Coach Nell with his Indy Steelers players and teams over the years. I gather my belongings and try to gather myself, my stomach in knots. Rayme Olsavsky, the wife of Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebackers coach and former player Jerry Olsavsky, has died, according to a team issued statement shared by Steelers Director of Communications Burt Lauten on his verified Twitter account Friday (October 15) morning. There are no surveillance cameras at the exit. Whats on Tap for Wednesday at NFL Combine? But Coach Nell never wanted to say too much about that. "The loss of Dwayne is beyond tragic and extremely difficult to process," current Ohio State coach Ryan Day, who was Haskins' position coach and the . (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}) CNN . I ask what Holcomb has tosay to the millions of Indiana residentswho hit the road daily and are worried about their safety. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake died Sunday morning. His cousins, who call themselves brother-cousins. The written decision by Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan was issued months after lawyers . Wayne L. Moore takes the pulpit and offers news that elicits the most applause. "The football field that will be put in at Tarkington Park, the practice field, the field where he once played on dirt, will now be a certified football field," Moore says during the eulogy. I cannot ask Coach Nell the question I still havent answered. Additionally, if you'd like to donate above and beyond the ad-free option, you can donate via PayPal as well. This Indianapolis giant will live on. He committed to Columbia over offers from Robert Morris and William & Mary. Donnell may not be with us physically, but his desire for change and to improve a community is a call for action that we should all strive for.". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Citing a statute that allows police to decide whether or not their work is subject to the public records law, the state will deny my request. She starts to cry. The January air seems to blow around my memories of warm-afternoon team barbecues and fish frys the Indy Steelers host on the black-top parking lot here at the MLK Center. Olsavsky played inside linebacker for the Steelers from for nine seasons after being a 10th-round pick out of Pitt in the 1989 NFL Draft. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He returned to coaching wide receivers at Arkansas State in 1997 and defensive back coach in 1998. Colts general manager Chris Ballard said he's heard the noise that his team is predestined to trade up to the first pick of the 2023 NFL Draft and select a quarterback. I look at these players and I worry about the future of their organization. Im OK. Were OK, Delaney says, seemingly trying to convince herself. Jerry Olsavsky has been absent from the open portions of practice this week. That was where I met Richard Donnell Hamilton. According to Indiana State Police, Central Indiana had nine interstate shootings each in 2018 and 2019. As Coach Nell is lowered into the ground, his daughter, Dynia, hovers over the hole sobbing: "Daddy. Born Kaye Young in Bunn, N.C., she met Bill Cowher at NC State in 1976, where he was a linebacker and she and her twin sister, Faye, played women's basketball. Its been rough, but Im trying to hang in there for coach and our team. "Kaye was the rock that we could all lean on in the tough times," Cowher added. Thats the type of world we live in. After our report about the Indy Steelers in 2021, the Indianapolis Colts organization and players became boosters. But this year it was a day of loss. ", He added: "Kaye was the rock that we could all lean on in the tough times. Linebacker Darius Leonard donated money to the team and invited them to meet owner Jim Irsay and other players. Jefferson, joining the team as a freshman, had the nerve to say hed be taking Nells spot at linebacker. Who will carry the ball for Coach Nell? Now, every single day, at least one time a day, we get a call of somebody displaying a firearm in a road rage situation.. Someone in the crowd yells: One more time for coach! The players know exactly what to do. Later, I remind him that no matter how big he gets, hes still my baby. Kiya began sewing when she was 10, and rapidly progressed from pillows to ducks to dresses. Its easier to imagine theyre not there. He was named Dapper Dan Sportsman of the year in 2008. He was my brother so Im here to lay him to rest.. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Suzette Hackney is a national columnist. Scenes from the Indy Steelers in 2019: Robert O'Neil, father of a player, moves the chains during a Steelers game. His three sons, Isaiah, Richard Jr. and Dontaye, in matching black and royal blue paisley tuxedos, place white roses on top of his casket. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. "To move up," Ballard said, "there's got to be a guy worthy of it.". Not a member? They married in 1996, one year after Mike had graduated. ", He remembersresponding to the scene of the shooting that night. The Steelers hired him as a defensive assistant in 2010 and he was promoted to inside linebackers coach in 2015. What is your purpose in life? The team released a statement regarding the news a short time ago. Its sitting here now, in the parking lot, just out back. Kaye Cowher, the wife of former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, died Friday after battling skin cancer, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. "It's not fair. Until recently, it was very uncommon for us to respond to a road rage gunfire incident, he says. I grew up with him so it hurts different. I am in my rental car again, on a trip through the past. Struggles for a moment. Carter II's journey from West Point to NFL, Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky takes leave after wifes death, Aaron Rodgers has concluded his darkness retreat, Lamar Jacksons camp leaks some information to Stephen A. Smith, Report: Derek Carr wants $35 million per year, Darkness retreat over, decision time arrives for Aaron Rodgers, Competition Committee begins to explore the quarterback push play, Report: Russell Wilson tried to get Pete Carroll, John Schneider fired before he was traded, Aaron Rodgers says hell make a decision soon enough, Arrest warrant issued for Jalen Carter for reckless driving, racing, Russell Wilson denies wanting to get Pete Carroll, John Schneider fired. My colleague and I chronicled their victories and losses, on and off the field, for a special report and an Emmy-winning documentary. Words cannot express our sadness for Jerry and the loss of his wife. or redistributed. I grew up around him since I was a little boy. The wife of Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky died Friday morning, the team announced in a statement. We can definitely keep coaching. Market data provided by Factset. A $3 million Lilly Endowment grant would pay for it all. The Steelers released a statement on Friday announcing her passing. You just have to be willing to see. Funeral escort patrol cars, with sirens blaring, blow past us to clear each intersection. The kids and staff would jokingly call Coach Nell Luthes bodyguard. He taught football, and a lot more, to boys in the heart of Indianapolis. Haskins, 24, died Sunday morning after being hit by a car in . Omar Epps and Mike Tomlin are the same person. It was a foggy, rainy evening, and he was the passenger in a white cargo van. It is the day before Coach Nells funeral. Chuck Noll, who won four Super Bowls in the '70s coaching the Steelers, died Friday at the age of 82. Coach Nell founded and ran a youth football league called the Indy Steelers. Meet Kiya Winston Tomlin, she is the supportive and beautiful wife of Pittsburgh Steelers long-time head coach Mike Tomlin. Coach Nell laments how difficult it was to explain to young children that if they hear gunfire, they must not run and should instead drop to the ground and stay still. The family has requested privacy. Bill Cowher was also once married. FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins (3) warms up before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in . They hit hard. The kids know what Coach Nell would demand. The pair got married in 1983, after dating for a few years. They are shrieking, running and laughing. The wrong people have guns.. Bears. "This could be you, this could be your kid, this could be any of us. By 2020, that number grew to 23 and exploded to 65 in 2021. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously. "Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family," Bill Cowher, now an NFL analyst with CBS, said in a statement Saturday. We can definitely still be a presence. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Ed Tomlin also worked for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Forest Pharmaceuticals, UNIFirst Corporation, and the Business Arena Management Group. Words cannot express [] He was "that dog." Meagan and Lauren played together at Princeton, while Lindsay currently plays at Wofford. A signed receiving invoice is resting on the dashboard. Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose shoestring catch known as the "Immaculate Reception" in 1972 remains one of the most memorable . He was 72 . She wails in loud, short bursts of surprise and anguish, piercing the soft gospelthat plays in the background. Dec. 21, 2022. Invincible. Noll was declared dead 10 minutes later. She started making clothes when she was only four years old. In those 23 seasons, he compiled a 209-156-1 record. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Olsavsky family during this difficult time. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images). NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? The investigation leads police to believe the shooting began as a road rage encounter that led to gunfire. Since the first, they have called themselves the Hit Squad. The Cowhers met at North Carolina State, where Bill played linebacker before beginning his NFL career. Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky during practice Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at Heinz Field. Rayme Olsavsky and Jerry have three children: Joseph, Emma and Dominic. The Rev. He plans on taking Coach Nell, too. Widen out! Use your hands!. For nearly six years, I lived and worked here, crisscrossing the streets of Indianapolis as a journalist. Each speaker came from a different part of life. The team released a statement on her death: The Pittsburgh Steelers have heavy hearts with the unfortunate passing of Rayme Olsavsky. pic.twitter.com/qcQzgTYgmc. Much love to you and my Steelers family., Thank you so much Suzette. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the news on Saturday morning, saying that Haskins was hit by a . D. Haskins was struck by a dump truck in Broward County, Fla., according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He tells me there's a license-plate reader half a mile away, but police don't believe thevehicle passed itafter the shooting. He would keep his brother-cousins up all night to beat them at video games. We will continue to support Jerry through this difficult time. Lying near the street, theres an artificial flower bouquet in a vase, and seven battery-operated mini candles. Mason was voted Most Valuable Player as a senior at Shadyside. The centers marked vans, the ones that would haul the kids to their games, are idle. wayne Haskins, the former Ohio State quarterback who was a first-round pick by Washington in 2019 and now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Saturday morning. 13 overall pick in the 1972 NFL Draft. Sometimes they would drive to the suburbs, or even make quick runs out of state. Jerry Olsavsky played linebacker for the Steelers from 1989-97 before spending the 1997 offseason with the Cincinatti Bengals and the 1998 season with the Baltimore Ravens, appearing in nine games before retiring. The staff of the program was solid, but this was not a coalition, it was the force of personality of one man. Rayme Olsavsky was a 1994 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School, the school confirmed. We'd imagine the Steelers will honor the Olsavsky family on Sunday night when they take on the Seattle Seahawks at Heinz Field. All three of the Cowhers' daughters played or are playing college basketball. Because in his eyes, Coach Nell was larger than life. I followed them to practice and games, yes, and also to the park where they ducked gunfire, and to funerals for their teammates parents. Mike Tomlins net worth has been estimated at $20 million as of January 2022. The Hall of Fame coach transformed Pittsburgh from a laughingstock into a dynasty. Mike Tomlins brother Ed is the executive vice president of marketing and business development at Ultimaxx Health and a marketing and business development consultant for the Mpire Technical Group; before that, he was a sales executive at Wyndham BVacation Ownership, in 2007 was the director of sports marketing for Under Armour. Then it sinks in. Sights and Sounds from Steelers Practice: Cam Heyward, Defensive Line, Work on Hands, Heinz Field, Steelers Starting Fireworks Reminders for Fans. The cause has not been determined yet, but the Westmoreland County Coroner's Office confirmed . Head coach DeMeco Ryans has reached the top of the coaching ladder in the place where he began his playing career and now he says he has "hit the ground running," to transform the Texans into a legitimate threat in the AFC South. They had a cargo van to carry deliveries. Its stunning and Im happy to have the time to study it. His wife, Rayme Olsavsky, has unfortunately passed away. The sisters filmed a Wrigley Doublemint gum commercial during their WPBL careers. 24-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died Saturday when he was . What was Coach Nell's? Bear crawls and burpees. The team released a statement on her death: "The Pittsburgh Steelers have heavy hearts with the unfortunate passing of Rayme Olsavsky. #Steelers statement on Rayme Olsavsky, who passed away this morning and is the wife of Inside Linebackers Coach Jerry . In the middle of the field, theres a blocking sled left over from practice. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Mike Tomlins daughter Harlyn Quinn Tomlin born in 2006, is a start gymnast at Shadyside Academy. He agreed to a contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers in April 2021. How did a man who spent a lifetime building immunity to gun violence fall victim to this most American contagion? It has been renovated, walls knocked down and the lobby opened up to create a light-filled welcome center. "Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. We will continue to support Jerry through this difficult time. Our condolences go out to his wife, Dana, and their son, Dok." Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expressed his admiration for Harris saying, in part, "There's so much to be learned from him in terms of . "Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family," Bill Cowher, now an NFL analyst with CBS, said in a statement Saturday. Professionally, she is a designer. They married in 1981, after the former Kaye Young played alongside her twin sister, Faye, in college and during a three-season Women's Professional Basketball League career. It was Jan. 10. Kaye Cowher played one season for the New York Stars and two with the New Jersey Gems in the Women's Professional Basketball League until that league folded in 1981. If they wanted to get any sleep, they knew they'd eventually have to lose. Following a six-year playing career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), he served as a head coach in the NFL for 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.He began his coaching career as an assistant under Marty Schottenheimer for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs . It's their calling card. The organization can be contacted by calling (412) 363-1702 or online at www.familyresourcesofpa.org. This is her story. How will they live without this man, their teacher, mentor, confidant, big brother, uncle, father and friend? June 14, 2014. Sitting in the cluttered console above the glove box are some Club butter crackers, a medicine bottle and a picture of the Indy Steelers. Kaye Cowher, a former college and professional basketball player and the wife of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, died Friday of skin cancer. Known as "Queen V," she has written and recorded multiple songs and albums. Man United's FA Cup win proves Garnacho is a key player and Maguire must leave. RALEIGH, N.C. - Kaye Cowher, the wife of ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher and a former basketball player at North Carolina State and in the now-defunct Women's Professional . All rights reserved. I worry about them still, how they will keep pushing now. The Steelers are mourning the loss of inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavasky's wife Rayme. The American football coach and Kiya Tomlin were married in 1996. We cannot even see a bullet hole. Kaye Cowher and other family members often were seen cheering from a private box at Steelers home games during Bill Cowher's 15 seasons as coach from 1992 to 2006. Untouchable. Besides her husband, Kaye Cowher is survived by daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. He was fined $100,000 for interfering with a kick return by Baltimore Ravens player Jacoby Jones on n December 4, 2013. Steelers inside linebackers coach Jerry Olsavsky during practice Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at Heinz Field. Yet the large choir stand behind the pulpit is opened for dozens who arrive later and will not find an open seat. Some sad news for the Pittsburgh Steelers family today. Coach Donnell Hamilton started the Indy Steelers youth football team 15 years ago. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Around his neck is a braided rope gold chain with a black coachs whistle attached. Coach Reggie Martinis introspective when I ask how they will keep the Steelers afloat without their coach. But they do know they can't quit. "We were saddened to learn of the loss of Kaye Cowher," Steelers president Arthur J. Rooney II said in a statement. 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