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Deke Slayton
Astronaut (1924-1993).
Born March 1st, 1924 in Sparta.
Died June 13th, 1993 at 69 years old in League City (brain cancer).
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche