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"The real-life mother and manager of retired welterweight champ &lt;strong&gt;Micky Ward&lt;/strong&gt; -- played by &lt;strong&gt;Melissa Leo&lt;/strong&gt; in the movie \"&lt;strong&gt;The Fighter&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- passed away today ... after doctors took her off life support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/04/27/0426-alice-ward-bn-sun-01-credit.jpg\" alt=\"0426_alice_ward_BN_Sun-01\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alice Ward (&lt;em&gt;above&lt;/em&gt;) went into cardiac arrest in a Boston hospital back in January -- and was put on life support soon after.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Her son &lt;strong&gt;Dicky Eklund&lt;/strong&gt; confirmed her death to the Lowell Sun this afternoon. She was 79.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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