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(48,121 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2012, 09:58 PM Nov 2012

Mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho says the former champion boxer will be taken off life support Sat

Mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho says the former champion boxer will be taken off life support Saturday:

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The mother of Hector 'Macho' Camacho plans to have the former championship boxer taken off life support Saturday, after three more of his sons arrive in Puerto Rico to be with him.

Maria Matias said Friday night she made the decision to have doctors remove him from life support. The boxer's oldest son says he opposes the decision.

Matias says three more of the boxer's sons will arrive in Puerto Rico and will get to see him for the last time on Saturday. She says her son "died three days ago and he's only alive now because of a machine."

The former world champion was shot in the face Tuesday night in his hometown of Bayamon.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/somber-vigil-macho-camacho-puerto-rico

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Mother of Hector "Macho" Camacho says the former champion boxer will be taken off life support Sat (Original Post) The Straight Story Nov 2012 OP

What a Sad Story Shuhered Nov 2012 #1

This is terrible. What a thing to do to someone and their family. RIP. freshwest Nov 2012 #2

RIP Superbot Nov 2012 #3

Thank God he's not an attractive, white, female Floridian. 11 Bravo Nov 2012 #4

Im sad tonight, Hector was my favorite boxer and I never missed his fights. Rest in peace. SugarShack Nov 2012 #5

Shuhered

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1. What a Sad Story

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:02 PM

Nov 2012

I was in San Juan 4 years ago and enjoyed a peaceful 5 days attending a conference. Is the island having an epidemic of violent crime or was this an event that occurs in a smaller select city?
Sad case.

freshwest

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2. This is terrible. What a thing to do to someone and their family. RIP.

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:03 PM

Nov 2012

Superbot

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3. RIP

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:06 PM

Nov 2012

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

4. Thank God he's not an attractive, white, female Floridian.

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:15 PM

Nov 2012

If that were the case, the House of Representatives would be rushing back into session in order to legislate their wishes to contravene his Mom's desire to let her son go. But that ain't the case, so rest in peace, Macho Man.

SugarShack

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5. Im sad tonight, Hector was my favorite boxer and I never missed his fights. Rest in peace.

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 10:27 PM

Nov 2012

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