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Olympic tragedy hits home for Department 56

In some stunning and horrifying news from the weekend, Todd Bachman, formerly of Department 56 in the 1970s, was killed in Beijing while at a tourist site while attending the Olympics. Todd was the CEO of Bachman Floral in Minnesota. Bachman's Floral was the sponsor of the Bachman Gatherings (of D56 Collectors) in Minneapolis for many years.

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