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He was the reason for the big smile on everybody\u2019s faces, always generous, loving, thoughtful and giving,\u201d Lama\u2019s posted on Facebook in October 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A murdered Dearborn florist was remembered as &#8220;always generous, loving, thoughtful and giving,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":368544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[20,21,22],"tags":[],"feature":[],"location":[7285,85,198],"type-of-work":[],"coauthors":[308],"class_list":["post-1404238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-headlines","category-local-news","category-news","location-melvindale","location-michigan","location-wayne-county"],"post_status":"","edit_last":0,"edit_lock":0,"highlights":"","original_byline":"","original_canonical":"","original_category":"","original_email":"","original_id":0,"original_pubdate":"","original_source":"","primary_section":"","primary_tag":0,"print_workflow_body":{"deck_headline":"DEARBORN","print_title":"Melvindale man, two others sentenced in murder of florist","print_subheadline":"Hassan Salami remembered as 'always generous, loving, thoughtful and giving'","print_planned_ready":"","print_pub_date":"","print_slug":"NHS-L-Melvmansentenced0208","print_budget_line":"","print_excerpt":"A murdered Dearborn florist was remembered as \"always generous, loving, thoughtful and giving,\u201d","print_notes":"","photo_limits":"Photo limits are: 1 featured image, 5 featured gallery images, 5 embedded gallery images and 5 in-article embedded images. 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Midgett received an additional two to 15 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm.<\/p><p>All three were ordered to pay restitution, fines and court costs, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor\u2019s Office. A total was not released.<\/p><p>A jury convicted the three men last November. A fourth man was acquitted.<\/p><p>Salami was shot at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2023, as he left a Dearborn restaurant.<\/p><p>\u201cHassan (Sam) was a brilliant guy with a big heart. 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