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'Larger-Than-Life' Fairfield Man Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle: Support Swells For Family 'Larger-Than-Life' Fairfield Man Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle: Support Swells For Family
'Larger-Than-Life' Fairfield Man Dies At 52 After Cancer Battle: Support Swells For Family A community is coming together to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the family of a beloved Fairfield man who succumbed to cancer after suddenly falling ill.  Fairfield resident Joe Papp died on Tuesday evening, June 20 at the age of 52 after suddenly falling ill and being diagnosed with stage four cancer earlier in the month.  Well-known as a mentor who was passionate about baseball and shared his love for the game as a coach for little league and summer travel teams for years, Papp could often be found teaching his athletes his well-honed pitching techniques.  He …

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game
Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game Support from the community is pouring in for the family of a 10-year-boy who died while playing a Little League baseball game. Lazar LaPenna died on Long Island in Long Beach on Friday, April 29, during a Long Beach/Lido Little League baseball game, school district and league officials said. The diehard Mets fan had hit a single during the first game of the season and run to first base with a grin on his face, when he collapsed from an epileptic seizure, reported the Long Island Herald. His older brother, Jerry, was coaching at first base when Lazar collapsed as the crowd was cheering alon…

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by Kathy Reakes