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I’d already had a rough day when I got the text from my wife sharing Fergie passed.\u00a0 \"James-Fergie-Ferguson\"<\/p>\n

“Dang,” was the only thing I could respond.<\/p>\n

I was without words.<\/p>\n

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I’d already had a rough day when I got the text from my wife sharing Fergie passed.\u00a0 “Dang,” was the only thing I could respond. I was without words. 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