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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Epilogue: Health problems hound former 'Half Ton Man'
- By JOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star
- Dec 20, 2010
- Dec 20, 2010 Updated Nov 27, 2011
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Patrick Deuel and his wife, Edie, talk about life since he had gastric bypass surgery six years ago during an interview at their apartment in Kearney Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta

Patrick Deuel sits near the sliding glass door in his apartment in Kearney during an interview on Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta
Patrick Deuel talks during an interview at his Kearney apartment Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta
Patrick Deuel catches his breath after walking from his living room to his bedroom on March 15, 2005. (LJS file)
- Eric Gregory
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By JOE DUGGAN / Lincoln Journal Star
KEARNEY -- Patrick Deuel hasn't weighed 1,072 pounds for six years.
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Patrick Deuel and his wife, Edie, talk about life since he had gastric bypass surgery six years ago during an interview at their apartment in Kearney Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta
Patrick Deuel sits near the sliding glass door in his apartment in Kearney during an interview on Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta
Patrick Deuel talks during an interview at his Kearney apartment Wednesday. (ERIC GREGORY / Lincoln Journal Star)
- ERIC GREGORY/Lincoln Journal Sta
Patrick Deuel catches his breath after walking from his living room to his bedroom on March 15, 2005. (LJS file)
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