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Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23
Former Hockey Player From Fairfield County Dies At Age 23 Family and friends are mourning the death of a former standout hockey goalie from the region. Fairfield County native Charlie Capalbo, age 23, of the town of Fairfield, died Sunday, April 24, following a five-year battle with cancer, according to a GoFundMe page established for his family. “After five years and 745 nights spent in hospitals, let’s just say that one got by Charlie in the 4th overtime today,” reads a post from GoFundMe organizer John McCormick. Those years included a successful battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that began toward the end of Capalbo’s varsity season as goalte…

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