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This undated image provided by Hilary Mallak shows her father, Patrick Pearson, during one of his gigs as a musician. Pearson was found dead outside of the Swiss Chalet Inn in Ruidoso, New Mexico, where he lived after smoke and flames from a pair of fast-moving wildfires moved into the community. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate and authorities have estimated 1,400 structures have been damaged or destroyed. (Hilary Mallak via AP)