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1 Man, 3 Hearts: NJ Survivor Whose Story Touched Thousands Dies At 41
Christophe Lafontant, a New Jersey man who inspired thousands through his fight against rare disease, died on Sunday, April 27. He was 41 years old, according to his obituary from Pizzi Funeral Home.
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A Norwood native who had been living in Fort Lee, Lafontant was born on July 13, 1983. “Chris was a true fighter in every sense of the word,” the obituary says.
At six years old, he was diagnosed with heart failure. Later, he was also diagnosed with myofibrillar myopathy, a rare genetic condition. According to the obituary, Chris su…
First Blood, Bernie’s, Law & Order: SVU Legend Dies
A movie and TV legend whose six-decade career included leading the first installments of two hit movie franchises in the 1980s has died.
Ted Kotcheff, an accomplished movie and television producer and director, has died at age 94, just three days after his birthday.
Kotcheff, a Canadian-Bulgarian filmmaker whose career spanned six decades, died of heart failure on Wednesday, April 10, in Mexico,
Kotcheff gained international acclaim with 1982’s First Blood, launching Sylvester Stallone’s portrayal of troubled Vietnam vet John Rambo.
He followed it up with a string of genre-defying f…
