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Leaving home with weeks to live

Luis Rodriguez had a dying wish. He wanted his wife and the children to relocate to Florida where his sister, mother-in-law and their families live. He knew they would be taken care of there, that they could start over - free of debt, of worry, safe. By TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Friends watch the RV with Luis Rodriguez and his family leaving his Williamstown home for Florida. Raul Paneto (center) and son Raul, 18. At right is his wife, Clara, and their daughter Kayla, 16, and son Dalen, 8. At left is good friend Nicole Colon and her daughter, Sierra Malave, 14. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
Friends watch the RV with Luis Rodriguez and his family leaving his Williamstown home for Florida. Raul Paneto (center) and son Raul, 18. At right is his wife, Clara, and their daughter Kayla, 16, and son Dalen, 8. At left is good friend Nicole Colon and her daughter, Sierra Malave, 14. TOM GRALISH / Staff PhotographerRead moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
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