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LIVERMORE — Steve Mariucci took a break from his 20th annual charity bocce tournament and fought off tears Wednesday to discuss his friendship with Dwight Clark, who Mariucci and his wife visited in Montana only days before Clark died Monday from ALS.
“We all really cherished the time we got to spend with him,” Mariucci said. “Gayle and I saw him Saturday and it was really tough. After we left, he went on hospice care.