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Article: Stevie Wonder pays for funerals for five children killed in fire
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- June 17, 2005
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AP Worldstream
06-17-2005
Dateline: PHILADELPHIA
Singer and musician Stevie Wonder has arranged to pay the funeral expenses for five children who were killed in a city row house fire, his publicist said.
Wonder was heartbroken after hearing about the blaze and wanted to do something to help the family, said his publicist, Ira Tucker.
"I don't think he's ever done anything like this before," Tucker said. "It's just good that something can be lifted from them."
Wonder, 55, also hopes to visit with the families while he is in Philadelphia for the Live 8 concert on July 2, Tucker was quoted Friday as ...
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