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The late Senator James L. Seward made his big-screen debut as “The Judge” in “A Roadhouse Coup,” released in 2023 and directed by Oneontan Lori Kelly-Bailey. (Photo provided)
Letter from Lori Kelly-Bailey

Movie Role Was a Dream Come True

Broken hearted about Jim’s passing. His bucket list wish was to act in a movie. He got his wish. My last note to him a few weeks back was to remind him of the quote from “The Wizard of Oz”: “Your heart is not judged by how much YOU love, but by how much you are loved by others.”

Lori Kelly-Bailey
Oneonta

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