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\"Mary loved to travel, but because of her family's needs and her own bills, she wasn't able to travel a whole lot,\" McDowell said. \"Her family felt bad that she passed away and can't travel, but now they're taking solace in the fact that she's gonna travel all over the world now because of the people she's helped.\"

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