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"Heavy hearts are aplenty at the Playboy Mansion today. Hugh Hefner&amp;apos;s longtime secretary Mary O&amp;apos;Connor has died, the Playboy boss announced via Twitter on Sunday, Jan. 27.\r\n&amp;quot;Mary passed away today. We loved her more than words can say,&amp;quot; the Hef tweeted to his nearly 1,300,000 followers. O&amp;apos;Connor, who worked with Hefner for more than 40 years, was a familiar face to fans of E!&amp;apos;s hit show The Girls Next Door.\r\n\r\nThe three former stars -- and Hefner&amp;apos;s then-girlfriends -- all similarly took to Twitter to share their condolences for the Playboy mansion&amp;apos;s loss.\r\n&amp;quot;RIP Mary O&amp;apos;Connor. She was an amazing person who helped me through so much,&amp;quot; Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett posted. &amp;quot;But I know she&amp;apos;s happy with her boo Captain Bob. :)&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;Thank you for all the sweet messages,&amp;quot; Bridget Marquardt wrote. &amp;quot;Mary O&amp;apos;Connor will be missed. #RIPMary.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nHolly Madison kept her sentiments succinct: &amp;quot;Rest In Peace Mary.&amp;quot;\r\nHefner, 86, has previously credited O&amp;apos;Connor with helping to orchestrate his reunion with wife Crystal Harris, 26, after the two famously called off their engagement in June 2011. The couple married in a private ceremony this past New Year&amp;apos;s Eve.\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s Mary O&amp;apos;Conner that brought Crystal Harris back,&amp;quot; Hefner tweeted on June 1, 2012, after the pair reconciled. &amp;quot;Crystal was miserable &amp;amp; said so. Mary told Crystal to write &amp;amp; tell me, which she did.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nHarris also expressed her sadness over O&amp;apos;Connor&amp;apos;s death Sunday.\r\n&amp;quot;Hef&amp;apos;s long time secretary &amp;amp; my dear friend Mary O&amp;apos;Connor has passed away,&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s a very sad day here at the Playboy Mansion. We love you Mary.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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