EXCLUSIVE: Farrah Fawcett's Father Dies; Grandson Redmond O'Neal Attends Funeral
Aug. 30 2010, Published 9:40 a.m. ET
Farrah Fawcett's elderly father has died, RadarOnline.com has learned.
James Fawcett passed away at his home in Houston, Texas, last Monday. He was 92.
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A service was held in his hometown on Friday. While grandson Redmond O'Neal attended, after being released from a court-ordered rehabilitation program, his father and James' one-time close friend Ryan O'Neal chose not to attend.
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As RadarOnline.com revealed, Ryan and Jim had a dramatic falling out after Farrah's death in June 2009, after a long battle with cancer.
James was left $500,000 in Fawcett's Estate, as RadarOnline.com was first to report.
That money will now be returned to the Farrah Fawcett Foundation, RadarOnline.com has learned.
James' obituary asked that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in his name and not his daughter's charity, however.
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James is survived by his second wife, Rosenda Sofia Fawcett.
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