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RIP Prof. Walter R. Steiger

 From the February 7, 2011 Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

A local astronomy pioneer was killed Sunday afternoon when he failed to stop at a busy Hilo intersection, slamming his mo-ped into a sport utility vehicle, police said. Walter R. Steiger, 87, of Hilo died at the corner of Kukuau and Komohana streets.

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