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Ray Burke Memoriam

Ray T. Burke 10/18/1930 - 11/11/2009 Left one year ago to be with his family in Heaven. They say there is a reason. They say time will heal. But neither time nor reason will change the way we feel, for no one knows the heartache that is beyond our smiles, no one knows how many times we have broken down and cried. There is never any doubt that you are so hard to be without. We love and miss you. Love, Bev and family

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Nov. 11, 2010.

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