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Archive Home > 2006 > May > 15 > Powell Butte man tells state firm he isn't dead

Powell Butte man tells state firm he isn't dead

Oregon Department of Revenue says rare, human error mislabeled man's mortality

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
May 15, 2006

For the record, Walt Wagner is not dead.

But his most recent Oregon tax refund said otherwise.

On Thursday, the 64-year-old Powell Butte resident received a $2,000 state tax refund - a joint check made out to him and his wife - that had "dec'd" typed next to his name.

"I could not....

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