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23-Year-Old Army Soldier From Westchester Dies After Cancer Fight: 'Left Huge Void' 23-Year-Old Army Soldier From Westchester Dies After Cancer Fight: 'Left Huge Void'
23-Year-Old Army Soldier From Westchester Dies After Cancer Fight: 'Left Huge Void' Community members are coming together to support the family of a 23-year-old Westchester man who died following a hard-fought battle with cancer.  White Plains resident Matías Ayala died on Wednesday, Oct. 9 after courageously fighting cancer for two years, according to his obituary page.  Although he eventually lost his fight, Ayala faced multiple chemotherapy rounds, radiation, and surgery, never losing his will to fight, according to family friend Ninfa Monges, who created a GoFundMe fundraiser in the days after Ayala's death to collect donations for his fam…

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by Ben Crnic