Pat Conroy

American novelist (1945-2016).

Born October 26th, 1945 in Atlanta.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 70 years old in Beaufort (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Occupations
basketball player, novelist, prose writer, screenwriter, teacher, writer
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain