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LETTER: Seeking consideration from smokers 

Jump to full article: Gaithersburg (MD) Gazette, 2008-06-05
Author: Linda McStowe, Lanham

Intro:

I recently attended a service at a funeral home. As I approached the entrance, I noticed clouds. . . .

I felt no respect was honored. It was more like being at a bar than a funeral home. She commented it would be offending to family and friends if they couldn't smoke. Well, I'm a friend, and I'm offended and don't smoke. And, she shared that she was a lung cancer survivor. . . .

We can now enjoy a meal without toxins, but have to walk through toxins to pay our last respects to our loved ones.

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