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Robert W. Gore, the HEALTH

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NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Rob- 1958. Bill Gore had previ- San Nicolas
ert W. Gore, whose in- ously joined DuPont's work- Imsan 24 hours
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spawn uses in numerous versity of Delaware and San Nicolas:
other fields, has died. He advanced degrees from This photo provided by W.L. Gore & Associates shows Robert Centro Medico Tel. 584 5794
was 83. Gore, who was the University of Minnesota. Gore. Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the Women in Difficulties
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The patents ultimately led
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strings and in space travel,
the company said.
Gore was born in Utah, the
oldest of five children to Bill
and Vieve Gore, who both
founded the company in