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Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus remembered
North Chatham New York obituary notes Laura Virginia O Hanlon Douglas who wrote the famed Yes Virginia letter to the Sun in 1897 died May 18 at age 81. The piece praises her as the last living link to the letter while honoring Francis P Church for the famous reply and recounts the enduring Santa Claus tribute and its impact on childhood faith.
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