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Jimmy Dean the Sausage King Dies at 81

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Thomas Pardee
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June 14, 2010 11:19 PM

Sad news came out of Virginia on Sunday: The latest casualty in the recent rash of celebrity deaths is beloved country singer, actor, TV personality and famed sausagier Jimmy Dean, who passed away at the age of 81.

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