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Dan Mullin, a philanthropist generous with the gift of his friendship, dies at 78
By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated January 9, 2021, 4:55 p.m.
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Dan Mullin’s optimism and a sparkling positive outlook were part of why hundreds wanted to be counted among his closest friends, and those traits were characteristically on display while he was treated for cancer the past six years.
“He would hear an update on the status of his cancer with the doctor saying, ‘You’ve got three tumors that are growing and one that is unchanged,’ ” his nephew Dan Scheib recalled, “and Dan would turn to me and say, ‘Isn’t that great? One tumor’s unchanged.’ ” ....

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