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Gary Spiess, the town moderator who led Marblehead Town Meeting with dexterity, fairness and a quick wit for 16 years, died on Friday, Nov. 25. He was 82. The cause of Spiess' death was not readily available, but it comes just months after he decided not to run for a 17th term as town moderator, opening an elected office that for nearly 60 years had been held by only two men, Spiess and Steve Howe. Gary Spiess, who served as town moderator for 16 years,…