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Bears Player Takes Crystal Lake Girl Who Lost Dad to Cancer to Father-Daughter Dance

Chicago bears defensive tackle Nate Collins took time away from his busy schedule to accompany Nadia Marotti, 10, to a father-daughter dance at Prairie Grove Elementary School this past Friday, according to the Northwest Herald. 

Nadia lost her father to brain cancer two years ago, according to the article. The Northwest Herald reports Collins arrived at Nadia's home in a black limousine to take the girl to her dance. 

Read more on the Northwest Herald. 

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