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BOB NIGHTENGALE

MLB

USA TODAY

The party was planned months ago to celebrate Mathew Bowyer’s 50th birthday Friday with 140 family members and friends who stuck by him during his troubled times, and only those he still wanted to remain in his life.

This was not only going to be a lavish five-hour affair at the Bottega Angelina restaurant in Laguna Niguel, California but also a celebration of life and bringing closure to a dark chapter in his life.