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Gallery: Prominent 2008 deaths

The Associated Press In this file photos, former Gov. Cecil H. Underwood, a longtime resident of Huntington between his two terms as governor, died Nov. 24 in Charleston. He was 86.

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December 27, 2008 @ 05:16 PM

Death touched virtually every segment of the Tri-State community in 2008. Marshall University students, patients of numerous physicians and those who utilized the Comfort House by St. Mary’s Medical Center, are just a few of the lives touched this year.

Here are some of the local deaths from 2008

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The Associated Press In this file photos, former Gov. Cecil H. Underwood, a longtime resident of Huntington between his two terms as governor, died Nov. 24 in Charleston. He was 86.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Dr. Jeff George was presented with a photograph of the Jeff George Comfort Home, a hospital hospitality house named in his honor. From left, Hannah George (Dr. George's daughter), Dr. Jeff George, Jeff George Comfort House executive director Jo Fannin, and Teresa George. Jeff George and Hannah George were killed in a automobile accident in Virginia on Dec. 3.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo John D. Drinko, 86, one of Marshall University�s greatest benefactors and most well-known graduates, died Jan. 30 in Palm Springs, Calif.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Alvie Qualls, 78, of Huntington, died June 10 at home. He was a Cabell County Magistrate since the mid-1970s and a former Justice of the Peace.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Frank L. Gaddy, 85, of Huntington died Jan. 16 in St. Mary's Medical Center. A Virginia native, he was founder and CEO of Gaddy Engineering. Gaddy graduated from Virginia Tech and his master�s thesis on the absolute strength of cubical blocks of coal and designed a steel roof bolt support system has been considered groundbreaking technology in mining engineering.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Dr. Herman L. Ballard, 81, co-founder of Huntington Chiropractic Clinic, died Dec. 1. He retired in 2002, after 53 years in practice. He was a two-term president of the West Virginia Chiropractic Society.

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Stan Sporny, 62, of Huntington, a professor of fine arts, was found dead Oct. 22 while on a hunting trip.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo B.W. Ellis, left, talks with Hospital Hospitality House of Huntington Hostess Robin Chamberlain. B.W. Ellis spent a lifetime serving the citizens of Huntington. On Jan. 14, Ellis died at his Highlawn neighborhood home. He was 85.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Butch York, 58, of Huntington died Aug. 20 at home of natural causes. He was the owner of York�s TV and Appliance in �beautiful downtown Guyandotte,� as he proclaimed in his commercials.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo Dr. Jose Ricard, 81, died July 5. He was the longtime team doctor for Marshall University who fled Cuba after fighting against Fidel Castro. Ricard served as the team�s physician since 1981 and was named team doctor emeritus in recent years. He is credited with starting Marshall�s sports medicine program.

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The Herald-Dispatch file photo John E. "Jack" Jenkins Jr., 83, a partner of the law firm Jenkins Fenstermaker in Huntington, died July 4. He practiced law for more than 50 years and made several appearances before the United States Supreme Court.

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