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    IONA THE BUG!

    May 03, 2022 4 minutes
    BY ERIC ARNOLD
    BUILDING A TRIBUTE TO GRANDMA

    “When I was a child, I was diagnosed with acute Leukemia. Back in the ’80s, people did not understand the cancer, and were afraid their child might get it from me, so I did not have many friends to play with. So, I spent a lot of time with my Grandma Iona.” Iona owned a 1966 Beetle with 66,000 original miles, in which Steve would play. “I thought it looked like Herbie. While at her house, I would go in the garage and spend hours in it playing games. Every once in a while,

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