The founding director of the Ohio Ballet has died. Heinz Poll was 80 years old and spent much of the last year fighting kidney cancer. He spent much of the recent weeks surrounded by friends and family. He died at 3 AM Sunday morning at home under hospice care. ideastream's Mark Urycki has this remembrance.

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