Class Notes/In Memoriam

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THE 2020s

CLASS OF 2021

Moriah Goddard is a registered nurse with Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Noah Wicks joined the Agri-Pulse editorial team as an associate editor in June. AgriPulse is a resource for farm and rural policy information in Washington, D.C.

CLASS OF 2020

Keeley Meier has joined the Augustana University Strategic Communications & Marketing team as the university writer.

THE 2010s

CLASS OF 2019

Cheyenne Chontos is the library technology coordinator/senior librarian at the South Dakota State Library. Jeffrey Glassburner is the campaign manager for Virginia attorney general candidate Leslie Haley. Hope Maunders and Evan Meyer ’17 were married on Oct. 3, 2020. Julie Plonsky and Chet Peerenboom ’18 were married on June 12. Julie is a labor & delivery nurse at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 2018

Austin Jordan and Jensyn Rickenbach ’17 were married at Shipwreck Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, on June 30. Austin is a wrestling coach at Stillwater Area High School and trainer at Functional Pattern Minnesota. Karliana Kelly is attending the University of South Dakota working toward her Ed.S. degree in school psychology. Her anticipated graduation is May 2022. Chet Peerenboom and Julie Plonsky ’19 were married on June 12. Chet is a risk & compliance coordinator for First Premier Bank Treasury Services in Sioux Falls. Zach Reeg and Brittany Cech ’17 were married on Sept. 26, 2020. Zach is employed as the director of wealth management at IAMS Wealth Management in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Summer Smith and Jason Greenway ’16 were married on June 12. Rachel Wisner married Yohannes Gulelat on Oct. 30, 2020.

CLASS OF 2017

Brittany Cech and Zach Reeg ’18 were married on Sept. 26, 2020. Denae Doornink married Matthew Bigelow on Feb. 20. Ashley Grussing married Jordan Kivel on Oct. 2, 2020. Clarissa (Petersen) Lindstad is a science teacher at Brandon Valley Middle School in Brandon, South Dakota. She and husband, Lars Lindstad ’15, are parents to daughter, Vidaleen Kari, born in October 2019. Nathan Merriman was promoted to the position of immunology, dermatology, biologics sales specialist for AbbVie Inc. on Jan. 4, after spending two years as a general medicine clinical representative. Evan Meyer and Hope Maunders ’19 were married on Oct. 3, 2020. Jensyn Rickenbach and Austin Jordan ’18 were married at Shipwreck Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, on June 30. Jensyn is a teacher at Partnership Academy in Richfield, Minnesota. Mason Van Essen is an account executive with HenkinSchultz in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 2016

T.J. Davis and Kayla (Wallerich) Davis ’14 welcomed daughter, Cora Marie, in February. Jason Greenway and Summer Smith ’18 were married on June 12. C.J. Ham and Stephanie (Stevens) Ham ’15 welcomed a son, Cortez Thaddeus “Trip,” in February. Katie (Connor) Mans and husband, Tanner, welcomed son, Connor Reid, in May.

CLASS OF 2015

Kyle Gilbert and Kennedy Schatz welcomed daughter, Asher Elizabeth, in May. Stephanie (Stevens) Ham and C.J. Ham ’16 welcomed son, Cortez Thaddeus “Trip,” in February. Hayley (Burggraff) Hansen and husband, Jacob, welcomed son, Jack Henry, in April 2020. Hayley is a behavior analyst at SWWC Educational Learning Center (ELC) in Pipestone, Minnesota. Carly (Klaassen) Herum is working for Iowa State University Extension & Outreach in Lyon County as an agriculture program coordinator. Carly and husband, Bryan, welcomed son, Clay Phillip, in July 2020. Megan (Kalda) Kuipers and husband, Audie, welcomed daughter, Claire Dolores, in February. Mitch Noyes is a counselor at Children’s Home Society in Sioux Falls. Zachary Serrano is a producer and partnerships director at IPIC Theaters in Florida.

CLASS OF 2014

Melissa (Tuschen) Braun is a speechlanguage pathologist in the Watertown School District in South Dakota. She and husband, Kyle, are parents to son, Baker Darrell, born in August 2019. Kayla (Wallerich) Davis and T.J. Davis ’16 welcomed daughter, Cora Marie, in February. Jessica Hovland married Reed McEwen on June 5. Jessica earned her master’s degree in clinical rehabilitation counseling at South Dakota State University in 2021, and is a vocational rehabilitation counselor at the Texas Workforce Commission in Abilene.

Echo (Bartos) Kopplin graduated with a Doctor of Medical Science in May 2020. Echo published an article in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery JOPA edition in January. Crystal Lee earned her Master of Divinity at United Lutheran Seminary in 2021. She is the pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Yuriy Malashenko and wife, Lexi, welcomed daughter, Olivia Paulette, in March. Evan Pierce is studying human resource management at the University of Southern California, with an anticipated graduation date in 2022. Brittany Van Iperen married Joseph Fenderson on April 10.

CLASS OF 2013

Megan (Ulbricht) Bernhardt and husband, Jared, welcomed daughter, Kaylee Aloysia, in August 2019. Michael Magnuson and Elizabeth (Waterman) Magnuson ’12 welcomed their first child, Morris Lee, in June. Grace (Johnson) Martin and husband, James, welcomed son, Rowan Donald, in April. Brandon Varilek earned his Ph.D. in nursing in 2020. He is an assistant professor at South Dakota State University. Dylan West was admitted into the Summer 2021 cohort at the University of Colorado Denver to pursue a doctoral degree focusing on educational equity with a concentration in professional learning and technology.

CLASS OF 2012

Anthony Cullen is a technology & initiatives manager at AdvisorNet Financial. Charlie Dubanoski is the 13th head baseball coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. Brian Knight and Kelsey Wolter Knight ’11 welcomed daughter, Anna, in September 2020. Elizabeth (Waterman) Magnuson and Michael Magnuson ‘13 welcomed their first child, Morris Lee, in June. Meredith Reynolds completed a fellowship in pediatric & perinatal pathology at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, in June. In July, she began a second fellowship in forensic pathology at the Cook County Office of the Medical Examiner in Chicago, and accepted a position as an assistant medical examiner at the Cook County Office of the Medical Examiner to begin upon completion of her medical training in 2022. Cody Schilling is the new Augustana assistant men’s basketball coach. Kayla Vastenhout married Stephen Juba on Oct. 10, 2020. Kayla is employed at Sanford Imagenetics as a clinical staff scientist.

CLASS OF 2011

Adam Diamond married Kaitlyn Grabinski on Jan. 2. Adam is the vice president of risk & business insurance at USI Insurance. Kelsey Wolter Knight and Brian Knight ’12 welcomed daughter, Anna, in September 2020. Anna (Isaacson) Lynch began her position as a staff attorney with Iowa Legal Aid in August.

CLASS OF 2010

Terra (Goplen) Falkena and husband, Tim, welcomed son, Flynn Fredrick, in January 2020, and daughter, Aurora Lynn, in February 2018. Terra received her master’s degree in the art of teaching, with a focus on music education from Morningside University in May 2020. Logan Lee received tenure and is now an associate professor of economics at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.

THE 2000s

CLASS OF 2009

Jessica (Vogelaar) Olcott and husband, Creighton, welcomed son, Oliver, in June 2020. He joins big sister, Charlotte. Amber (Chevalier) Silva and husband, Jorge, welcomed son, Max Lee, in August 2020. He joins siblings Evan, 4, and Bella, 2. Amber is a community wellness coordinator at Carris Health in Willmar, Minnesota. Christa (Fishel) Walz is a nurse at Monument Health in Spearfish, South Dakota. She and husband, Gary Walz ’06, are the parents of four children, Carter, Madyson, Lexy and Josie. Jennifer (Fisher) Adams earned her Master of Music at the University of South Dakota in 2021. Sarah Hanna-Addams defended her dissertation, entitled “The Role of CK1 in Necroptosis and Confirmation of Amyloid-Like Fibers in Necroptosis Using 2D SDD-Age,” in February 2020, and received her Ph.D. in biological sciences from the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center. In March 2020, she began working at LakePharma, Inc. at its Irving, Texas, location and in April 2021, she was promoted to scientific manager II. Jeremy Aylward and wife, Andrea, welcomed son, Jack Joseph, in April. He joins sisters, Nora, Violet and Lucy. Jeremy was promoted to the coordinator of business operations for the University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences and Parry Center for Clinical Skills & Simulation. Jeremy has been with the University of South Dakota for nine years.

CLASS OF 2006

Mary (Fodstad) Anderson earned her MBA in human resources at Capella University in 2021. She is an IT business analyst in Human Resources at Hennepin Healthcare. Allison (Girtz) Antoine opened Kindermusik at the Lakes in Okoboji, Iowa, in 2017. She is the CEO and a passionate educator at Kindermusik. Christy Hallenbeck Ask is the new director of mission integration and senior pastor at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 2004

Sarah Madden Woods and husband, Robert, welcomed daughter, Abigail Sarah Louise, in February.

CLASS OF 2003

Joseph Hoiberg earned his MBA at the University of Iowa in 2021.

CLASS OF 2000

Nate White, a former Sanford Health executive, was named president of Newpoint Healthcare Advisors, a national health care consulting firm.

CLASS OF 1996

Jennifer (Pederson) Schneringer earned her M.Ed. in literacy education in 2017, and is working on her Ph.D. in language and literacies for social transformation at the University of Missouri. She expects to earn her degree in 2027. She is employed as a reading specialist at Boonville R-I School District.

CLASS OF 1994

Jennifer Gerrietts-Masters is employed as a content marketing strategist at Xigent Solutions in Sioux Falls.

CLASS OF 1992

Jeff Partridge was appointed to the South Dakota Board of Regents by the governor of South Dakota on April 19. Jeanne (Hieb) Saadi is employed as a talent acquisition coordinator at Austin Pets Alive! in Austin, Texas. She attends Colorado State University-Global Campus and expects to graduate in 2021, with a degree in human resources management.

THE 1980s

CLASS OF 1989

Kevin Koett is the vice president of student life/dean of students at Rowan University in New Jersey.

CLASS OF 1987

Susan Zemlin, the director of vocal music at Blaine High School, conducted her last concert on May 27, and retired after a long and notable career.

CLASS OF 1986

Gregory May shared that he and his wife, Anne Marie, continue to be blessed and are still physicians in Aberdeen, Washington.

CLASS OF 1985

Brian Rieger is a software engineer at Rooster Park in Seattle, Washington. Christa Bosshard-Rodder is employed at Christoffel Blindenmission in Thalwil, Switzerland, as an administrative specialist.

CLASS OF 1982

Ken Jones is a professor of theology and philosophy at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. His chapter on avocation appeared in the book, Who I Am: Exploring Your Identity through Your Vocations. His book, A Lutheran Toolkit, a primer on Lutheran theology, was published recently. He is a fellow, contributing writer and speaker for 1517.org.

CLASS OF 1981

Lee Schoenbeck was elected to his fifth term in the South Dakota State Legislature in 2020. In January, he was elected president pro tempore — the top office in the Senate.

THE 1970s

CLASS OF 1977

Everett Wayne Bad Wound returned from the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he worked as a school psychologist, to his homeland of South Dakota, and retired in Rapid City, to live out his life as a quiet, shy person.

THE 1960s

CLASS OF 1964

Robert Ramstad retired from the Department of Energy in Nevada, after 35 years of service. He then moved to Texas and worked as a security officer until 2020.

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IN MEMORIAM

CLASS OF 1990

Amber (Ordal) Easton, 52, passed away on Feb. 22. Shannon (Nelson) Peterson, 51, of Sioux Falls, passed away on March 11. Margery “Marge” (Ofstad) Thorburn, 72, of Sioux Falls, died at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, with family by her side, on Feb. 18.

CLASS OF 1989

Sherri (Schriever) Sherard, 59, of Chamberlain, South Dakota, died on April 11. Thomas “Grumpy” Vallie, 73, of Sioux Falls, passed away at his home on Feb. 12.

CLASS OF 1988

Kimberly (Moen) Alvarez, of Pearland, Texas, passed away after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends, on March 31. Laura (Thomas) Brandt, 55, of Sioux Falls, passed away at Sanford USD Medical Center on June 12.

CLASS OF 1983

Orlin Te Slaa, 63, passed away after a courageous fight with COVID-19, surrounded by loved ones, on May 25.

CLASS OF 1982

Dorothy (Koss) Fuchs, M.A., passed away on Oct. 5, 2009.

CLASS OF 1981

Eunice (Gatons) Cavanaugh, 88, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 27.

CLASS OF 1979

Jerome “Jerry” Yellow Elk died peacefully at the Dougherty Hospice House on the campus of Avera Prince of Peace on April 17.

CLASS OF 1976

Pamela Blixt, 67, a longtime Minneapolis, Minnesota, resident, last living in Minnetonka, Minnesota, died of leukemia on March 1.

CLASS OF 1975

Bertha (Fling) Carter, M.A., 78, of Rosemount, Minnesota, passed away on May 17.

Orlo “Ole” Bjerk, 87, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22. Dean Bunkowske, 69, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on June 2. Merlin Kamps, 69, passed away at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, surrounded by family, on June 30. Kim (Abraham) Moe passed away peacefully at home in Bonita Springs, Florida, with her husband at her side, on May 29.

CLASS OF 1973

Larry Hovdestad, 72, died at home in Sioux Falls, on June 25.

CLASS OF 1972

Barbara Iverson, 71, died at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, after a long and extensive health struggle, on June 11. Melvin Ford, of Custer, South Dakota, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on April 7, 2006. Steven Natvig passed away on Feb. 25. Joanne (Smith) Rasmussen, 69, of Austin, Minnesota, died at home on July 22, 2018. Pauline (Ortman) Singer passed away on Nov. 23, 2020. Gretchen (Dirks) Stuckey, 71, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away in Cheyenne, on April 26.

CLASS OF 1970

Jess “Skip” Frakes Jr., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy on May 31, 2013. Lawrence “Bud” Sittig passed away after a 7-week battle with COVID-19, surrounded by family, on May 22. Donna (Hull) Bennett, 73, died at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, on March 22. Thomas Burkhart, 73, of Sioux Falls, passed away under hospice care at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, on March 28. Gentry Stanley, 77, passed away after a month-long battle with COVID-19 while in the intensive care unit at Mercy Gilbert Hospital in Gilbert, Arizona, on Feb. 1. Stephen Willers, 74, passed away, surrounded by family, on April 12.

CLASS OF 1968

Colleen (Meisel) Bee, 74, longtime employee of the Sioux Falls School District, passed away after a valiant fight with COVID-19, on Feb. 8. Richard O. Olson, 75, passed away at home in Roseville, California, on May 20.

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Dennis Holien, 76, passed away in Sioux Falls, on Jan. 20. Lloyd Kempema, 81, of Greeley, Colorado, passed away on March 17. Janette (Lund) Metzler died following a battle of several years with breast cancer on Feb. 14. Earl “Sherb” Sherburne died suddenly at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 17. Sherburne finished his career as a music educator at his alma mater, conducting Augustana’s Brass Choir and the Community Band. Helen (Rasmussen) Sprecher, 75, of Howard, South Dakota, passed away peacefully after fighting a lengthy disease, surrounded by family, on April 2.

CLASS OF 1966

Ron Lerdal, 78, passed away after an 8-year journey with Alzheimer’s disease on April 16. Thomas Magstadt, 76, passed away at home in Westwood Hills, Kansas, on June 9.

CLASS OF 1965

Everine (Reid) Bradshaw, 100, passed away on Jan. 11. Milton “David” Brue, 77, of Sioux Center, Iowa, formerly of Centerville, South Dakota, died at the Sanford Sheldon Care Center on May 30. Korrine (Johansson) Reger, 82, of San Antonio, Texas, died from complications of a stroke on Feb. 14.

CLASS OF 1964

John Lundin, 80, of Springfield, South Dakota, passed away on July 2. Karyl (Kittelson) Sandal, 79, of Philip, South Dakota, died at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, on June 15. Lambert Van Olst, 89, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, California, on June 10.

CLASS OF 1963

Annette (Hillgren) Marchiafava Bray, 80, passed away on Feb. 15. Richard “Dick” Falor, 81, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Goodyear, Arizona, died on April 9. Melvin Feuerstein, 85, of Sioux Falls, passed away at Bethany Meadows in Brandon, South Dakota, on June 21. Orvan Jerome “Jerry” Hanson Jr., 78, passed away in Mesa, Arizona, on July 15, 2020. Richard “Dick” Moga passed away from natural causes in Fredericksburg, Texas, on April 16. James B. Olson, 81, of Grand Island, Nebraska, and formerly of Sioux Falls, passed away at a care center in Grand Island, on March 13.

CLASS OF 1962

Royce Kjosa, of Lubbock, Texas, died on Feb. 16. Arlen Olson, 85, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, died peacefully with his wife of 60 years by his side on March 15. Donald Otten, 85, died in Reno, Nevada, on April 30.

CLASS OF 1961

Donald Quinn passed away peacefully on March 11, after living with dementia for the past few years. John Remme, 82, passed away at his home in Worthington, Minnesota, surrounded by family, on April 30. Steffen Helgaas died with his wife and children around him on April 23. Ellen (Olson) Jensen, 83, of Naperville, Illinois, passed away on June 12. Marilyn (Soma) Jerde, 83, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Piedmont, South Dakota, died, surrounded by family, on Feb. 13. Newell Johnson, 83, of Big Rapids, Michigan, passed away at his residence, surrounded by family, on Dec. 9, 2020. Lyle Loken, 82, died at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, on Feb. 10. Leon “Lonnie” Vander Linden, 82, of Webster, South Dakota, passed away at Bethesda Nursing Home in Webster, on Feb. 3.

CLASS OF 1959

Edward Eifert, 83, of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed away on March 14. Ross Hansing passed away, surrounded by family, on Dec. 26, 2020. Roberta (Reynolds) Kuni, 83, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away after a lingering illness on March 1. Tanya (Thompson) Lehmann passed away comfortably in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on April 7. Diana (Rehder) Oldenkamp passed away on June 5.

Dr. Olaf G. Malmin passed away on Feb. 22, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He served as the director of The Augustana Choir from 1970-92. During his 22 years at Augustana, he brought a visionary, passionate and exuberant enthusiasm to the podium, where he was most remembered for the joy of his teaching, artistic expression in his conducting, carefully programmed concert performances, example of living out his Christian faith, as well as offering personal support and encouragement to his students. During his tenure, The Augustana Choir was selected to appear on several American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) North Central conference programs and annually toured throughout the U.S., along with embarking on a major European performance tour.

Marilyn (Josephson) Russell, 82, died at the Lockwood House under the care of Prairie Home Hospice in Marshall, Minnesota, on Jan. 16. John Vickerman, 83, passed away on April 2. Muriel Winkel, 83, of Manteno, Illinois, formerly of Sioux Falls, and George, Iowa, died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois, on Feb. 19.

CLASS OF 1958

Marilyn (Rongstad) Erickson, 84, of Hayfield, Minnesota, passed away at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota, on Nov. 20, 2020. Lois (Hiaring) Hope, 84, of Volga, South Dakota, died on Feb. 19. Orlyn Huwe died peacefully at his home in Rockford, Illinois, on June 20. Donald Vollan, 84, of West Bend, Wisconsin, passed away on April 22.

CLASS OF 1957

James McBride, 89, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, formerly of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died at his home at Silver Creek on Main on Jan. 23. William “Bill” Simpson passed away in Sioux Falls, on April 18.

CLASS OF 1956

Janet (Slieter) Burkholder, 86, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, on March 13. Carol (Udseth) Kaus, 86, of Glenwood, Minnesota, died at Glenwood Retirement Village on Feb. 10. Stanley Stensaas, 86, of New Hope, Minnesota, passed away on Jan. 24.

CLASS OF 1955

Harvey De Jager, 87, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Sheldon, Iowa, died at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, on July 5. Edna (Bauer) Fillingsness, 87, passed away on March 13. Ethel (Brodin) Gierhan, 88, formerly of Lexington, Nebraska, passed away at her daughter’s home in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Feb. 26. Alice (Hoiland) Larson, 87, formerly of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at the Reflections Care Suites in Northfield, Minnesota, on March 20. A. Don Urben passed away on June 14. Deon (Gerry) Van Den Berg, 87, of Sioux Falls, died at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, on Feb. 13.

CLASS OF 1954

Marlys (Randa) Brown, 88, of Sun City West, Arizona, formerly of Ventura, California, and Oelwein, Iowa, died at home on Feb. 23. Donald Bursvold passed away on Feb. 10. Louis “Louie” Kahnk, 89, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at the Minnesota Veterans Home on Feb. 13. Marilyn (Sunde) Nelson passed away in the care of the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls on May 10. Marjorie (Clark) Oppold, of Hastings, Minnesota, formerly of Harrisburg, South Dakota, passed away after a short battle with cancer on Feb. 16. Maxine (Nodland) Wilcox passed away on March 24.

CLASS OF 1953

Robert Johnston, 93, passed away in Denver, Colorado, on June 7.

CLASS OF 1952

Doreen (Long) Andersen, 90, of Scotts Valley, California, passed away at Dominican Hospital on June 3. Gordon Davis, 93, passed away peacefully on June 11. Kenneth Fehrenz, 90, of Sioux Falls, passed away in Tucson, Arizona, on May 10. Joanne (Maurstad) Hadland passed away on May 10.

CLASS OF 1949

Harriet (Heinz) Boyd passed away in Sioux Falls, on July 13. Lloyd “Dobie” Dobratz, 96, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away on May 6. Marguerite (Fosvick) Johnson, 93, passed away peacefully at Royal Oaks in Sun City, Arizona, on March 20. Marilyn (Burke) Maurstad, 94, of Sioux Falls, passed away at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, with her niece and pastor by her side, on May 3.

CLASS OF 1946

Frances (Pederson) Hall passed away on Dec. 5, 2020. Janet (Miller) Johnson, 95, of Crooks, South Dakota, passed away at Bethany Home in Brandon, South Dakota, on April 20.

CLASS OF 1945

Gladys (Tieszen) Kittleson, 98, of Saratoga, California, passed away peacefully in Escondido, California, on March 13.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The class notes sent to Augustana University come directly from alums and/or family members. The editor does not edit submissions outside of grammar and spelling, which may not reflect the editorial style guide of the university.

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