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Jim Burns
Jim Burns  was walking the dog on Saturday morning when  he  was struck by a cab making a turn onto Manhattan's Fifth Avenue  police said.  Burns   65  suffered a serious head injury and died from his injuries on Tuesday.
Police initially said  Burns  was with a guide dog when  he  was struck  but that account was contradicted by family friends  who said  he  didn't have vision problems and the dog was a pet.
The dog  named Jules  wasn't injured and was being cared for by a neighbor   Burns'  friend Paul Ward told the Daily News.
"Many of  his  friends have taken comfort in knowing that the end of  his  life came doing  his  favorite thing ... walking Jules to Central Park " Ward said.
[TGT]was walking the dog on Saturday morning when  [TGT]  was struck by a cab making a turn onto Manhattan's Fifth Avenue  police said.  [TGT]suffered a serious head injury and died from [TGT] injuries on Tuesday.
Police initially said  [TGT]was with a guide dog when  [TGT]  was struck  but that account was contradicted by family friends  who said  [TGT]  didn't have vision problems and the dog was a pet.
The dog  named Jules  wasn't injured and was being cared for by a neighbor   [TGT]'  friend Paul Ward told the Daily News.
"Many of  his  friends have taken comfort in knowing that the end of  his  life came doing  his  favorite thing ... walking Jules to Central Park " Ward said.