Shirley Jackson: The Eulogy Of Tessie Hutchinson

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The Eulogy of Tessie Hutchinson
I, Bill Hutchinson, am here with all of you today to embrace my memories of my wife, Tessie Hutchinson. For all of you who remember, Tessie was a mother of three children and a very loyal towns person. I just want to say that I think the lottery should be put to an end because it’s not fair anymore. We have lost many lives while doing this and other towns have stopped so I think it’s time for us to stop too. Tessie and I met in high school and we became high school sweethearts. We have had so many memories in the past years. One of our memories was when we had our first kid. My wife Tessie would want to be remembered for the kind of person she was and also for what she did for this town. Tessie and I made a

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