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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Rest in peace, Brother Pat...
Pat Morita was a patient in the Shrine hospital when he was a kid... when he was cured, he repaid the favor by becoming a Mason and a Shriner himself.
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After he was born, most folks thought he was a goner after he was diagnosed with spinal tuberculosis

and estimated that he only had a short time to live -- he credited the Shriners for saving his life.
Spinal TB, internment camps...it's a wonder how he was able to develop so much talent despite life's hardships.