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    Southern Arizona woman talks about her husband’s suicide

    • Jun 29, 2018
    • Jun 29, 2018 Updated Sep 7, 2018
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    Laura McGaffey, of Pearce in Cochise County, lost her husband, Thom, to suicide in 2017. Carmen Duarte / Arizona Daily Star

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