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Photos: Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola

Angela Raiola, the bigger-than-life 'Mob Wives' star better "Big Ang," lost her battle with throat cancer Wednesday. She was 55 years old.
Angela Raiola, the bigger-than-life 'Mob Wives' star better "Big Ang," lost her battle with throat cancer Wednesday. She was 55 years old.
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Big Ang is seen in January 2013 with her husband, Neil Murphy, from whom she became estranged. But she didn't get her mob ties from him; instead, they came from her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, a reputed captain of the Genovese crime family.
Big Ang is seen in January 2013 with her husband, Neil Murphy, from whom she became estranged. But she didn't get her mob ties from him; instead, they came from her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, a reputed captain of the Genovese crime family.
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A cigarette smoker for 40 years, Raiola said she stopped immediately after learning she had cancer, which her doctors blamed on her habit. The diagnosis drove her to become an anti-smoking evangelist.
A cigarette smoker for 40 years, Raiola said she stopped immediately after learning she had cancer, which her doctors blamed on her habit. The diagnosis drove her to become an anti-smoking evangelist.
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"You can call me Angela. I'll call you handsome," she told TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz during an interview that aired Feb. 16. By then, she had already undergone several surgeries, and her trademark flowing black hair was gone, replaced by a short, blond cut.
"You can call me Angela. I'll call you handsome," she told TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz during an interview that aired Feb. 16. By then, she had already undergone several surgeries, and her trademark flowing black hair was gone, replaced by a short, blond cut.
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Big Ang, right, seen here in 2013, was viewed as the diplomat of the 'Mob Wives' cast for her attempts to get the warring reality stars to find common cause with one another.
Big Ang, right, seen here in 2013, was viewed as the diplomat of the 'Mob Wives' cast for her attempts to get the warring reality stars to find common cause with one another.
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Big Ang and fellow 'Mob Wives' cast member Renee Graziano enjoy a night out in July 2013.
Big Ang and fellow 'Mob Wives' cast member Renee Graziano enjoy a night out in July 2013.
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Big Ang ran away with the circus if — only for a day — when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came to Brooklyn in October 2014.
Big Ang ran away with the circus if — only for a day — when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came to Brooklyn in October 2014.
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Little Louie, a Pomeranian, often accompanied Big Ang to events.
Little Louie, a Pomeranian, often accompanied Big Ang to events.
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