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Lisa Reswick, Shelly Reswick and Lila Reswick Lynch Special to the Olean Times Herald

February 21, 2014

Readers’ Turn to Write: Jimmy Reswick — a life that wasn’t just discarded

James Guy Reswick — called Jimmy — was born June 26, 1953, in Olean with a severe mental disability complicated by other medical issues.

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