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‘Grizzly Adams’, 74, RIP

In this 2012 Facebook photo from Kerri Thoreson's wall, Dan Haggerty (aka
In this 2012 Facebook photo from Kerri Thoreson's wall, Dan Haggerty (aka "Grizzly Adams") and Kerri are shown at Post Falls City Hall. Kerri writes today: "In 2012 Dan Haggerty "Grizzly Adams" visited Post Falls City Hall while he was in town scouting for a future project. It was such a treat to meet him, a very nice guy. He passed away today at age 74 after a brief battle with cancer. Go rest high upon that mountain, Dan."

Actor Dan Haggerty of “Grizzly Adams” fame died early Friday of cancer, said his longtime friend and manager Terry Bomar. He was 73. Haggerty learned he had cancer of the spine in August and died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Bomar said. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Haggerty was a product of Hollywood, the son of an entertainment industry veteran. His parents wanted him to be a priest. But Haggerty proved a “wild child” who “went off track and became fast and furious,” Bomar said/Los Angeles Times. More here.



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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