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    Jef Bredemeier’s documentary “Dante’s Down the Hatch” focuses on Dante Stephensen, whose fondue restaurant operated in Underground Atlanta and Buckhead for more than four decades. Bredemeier’s documentary will be shown twice during the Atlanta Film Festival. CONTRIBUTED BY JEF BREDEMEIER
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    Dante Stephensen, 84, iconic Atlanta restaurateur
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    John Lewis
    Selma says its final goodbye to Rep. John Lewis
    Franklin County sheriff's Deputy William Garner
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    Georgia deputy remembered for service, love of dogs
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    Ray Gunnin, laid foundation for 21st century Gwinnett, dead at 92
    In this June 25, 2013 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., appears on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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    John Lewis occupied a singular perch on Capitol Hill
    A group of men hoist U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, on their shoulders so he can speak to the crowd of marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the reenactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma, Alabama. (Photo: Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com)
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    Lewis played multiple roles in civil rights movement
    John Lewis's literal footprints are included in the display at the National Park Service’s Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. The honor was created by Xernona Clayton in 2004 and includes such notable leaders as Maya Angelou, Hank Aaron and Bill Clinton. (Pete Corson / pcorson@ajc.com)
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    John Lewis left footprints across metro Atlanta
    U.S. Rep. John Lewis made peace with many, but never with President Donald Trump. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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    Lewis vs. Trump: Antagonists until the end
    Congressman John Lewis waves to the crowd as he makes his way down Peachtree Street during the 49th Annual Pride Festival and Parade in 2019. Lewis was an early supporter of gay rights and attended the parade for years. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC
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    John Lewis saw in gay rights a movement like civil rights
    John Lewis, seen here in 1982 as an Atlanta city councilman, set a template for his political career that did not change. (Floyd Edwin Jillson / AJC file)
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    Years in Atlanta City Hall tested Lewis’ mettle
    John Lewis (right side, with tan coat) and Hosea Williams are shown moments before they were attacked by Alabama state troopers on March 7, 1965. It’s a day that would be known as “Bloody Sunday.” Later in life, many came to Lewis to ask forgiveness for their actions. CONTRIBUTED BY MAGNOLIA PICTURES
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    Lewis found himself a confessor to those repenting of racism
    July 25, 2017 Atlanta - Portrait of C.T. Vivian at his home on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The National Monuments Foundation will be acquiring and managing the world-class library of Atlanta Civil Rights icon, C.T. Vivian. The library will be housed in the new Cook Park in Vine City. Vivian lived in the same Vine City neighborhood that will border Cook Park where his library is to be constructed under a 101-foot Peace Column. The 6,000 volume C.T. Vivian Library is one of the most impressive private collections in the city. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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    C.T. Vivian, civil rights hero and intellectual, dead at 95
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    Connie Curry, Atlanta civil rights activist, dead at 86
    John Sweet, with his wife Midge
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    John Sweet, activist and lawyer, dies at 77
    James Cornacchia, 42, a police officer for Georgia Tech, died June 1 from COVID-19. GEORGIA TECH POLICE DEPARTMENT
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    Georgia Tech officer ‘lit up a room’
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    Georgia Tech officer ‘lit up a room’
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    Gay McLawhorn Love, 90, matriarch of Atlanta’s Printpack
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    Benjamin Hill, 78, from dentistry to influential art collector
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    Henry Holley, 92, organized Billy Graham’s crusades
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    Macon native and music icon Little Richard dies at 87
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    Thelma Grundy, 93, Atlanta soul food queen
    Harold Shumacher, pictured with wife Nancy Nolan, began his career in Atlanta as a teacher before diving into the city’s vibrant commercial real estate market. He became a premier broker for restaurants.
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    Harold Shumacher, 72, turned love of dining into a business
    George McKibben, a retired Clayton County and Atlanta Public Schools teacher, died April 7 after a short battle with COVID-19.
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    Retired Clayton teacher McKibben a pioneer remembered for his kindness
    Hugh Robinson served in the U.S. Navy, Merchant Marine and FBI before becoming a judge. He served Cobb County and on the federal bankruptcy court in Georgia.
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    COVID-19 claims former federal judge from Cobb County
    Maron Buice served a stint in the Army during World War II and came home to found a Gwinnett County business, a local volunteer fire department, and he served on the county commission for years, helping pave the way for growth. Courtesy of the family.
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    Maron Buice, 93, Gwinnett businessman, commissioner, fire chief
    The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery speaks at his 94th birthday celebration on Oct. 6, 2015. (AJC file photo: Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com)
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    Remembering the Rev. Joseph Lowery
    Millard Farmer (AJC file photo)
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    Millard Farmer, outspoken crusader for justice in Georgia, dies at 85
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    Robert Nerem, field-leading Georgia Tech scientist, dies at 82
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    Perry Alvarez, 77, turned Alfredo’s into an Atlanta institution
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    Remembering John Clendenin, BellSouth CEO and Atlanta business titan
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    Wade Medlock, a drive-time Atlanta radio reporter, dies at 73
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    Alfredo’s Italian Restaurant owner Perry Alvarez has died
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    Dot Burns, key organizer for Georgia Republicans, dies at 84
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    John Smith, who covered the world as a newsman, dies at 80
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    Anne Cox Chambers: ‘Making the world a better place’
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    Marvin Botnick invested in people and businesses
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    Irwin County football coach Nobles dies
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