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Man dies in sleep as fire rips through Wallington house

Fire consumed a Wallington house Sunday, killing a man as another family was plucked from the roof to safety. Authorities found the body of 58-year-old Richard Golarzyk in his bed on the first floor.

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Dec 10, 2006, 6:20 PM

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