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Easton Man Who Legally Changed Name To Santa Claus Dies

EASTON, Pa. (CBS) -- 2020 has claimed another victim -- Santa Claus. An Easton man who legally changed his name to Santa A. Claus died last week.

According to his obituary, Claus spent decades working as the jolly old elf at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, along with spots in Bethlehem and Allentown.

He was also the first-ever Santa Claus at the Mall of America.

He was 80.

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