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4. Mert's nephew sent me his obit a couple of days ago and I discovered two things:

Thu May 21, 2026, 05:19 AM

Thursday

His first name was Merton, which answers your question and his last name is spelled Lawwill, which tells me I've been misspelling it for almost 60 years and answers the question I never had. Oops.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/idahopress/name/merton-lawwill-obituary?id=61466719

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Mert Lawill, R.I.P. [View all] yonder May 8 OP

I've long wondered... GiqueCee May 8 #1

Good question, dunno. yonder May 8 #3

Thanks for the update. GiqueCee Thursday #5

Thanks for the info... lame54 May 8 #2