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“We are just crushed to have lost Siegfried our wonderful friend and giant entertainer. Anyone who came to town, their request was always, ‘ I must see Siegfried and Roy!’ They put Las Vegas on the map not only as spectacular illusionists but also as breeders, trainers and caretakers of royal felines which grew to be an enormous part of their performance … More importantly than anything, Siegfried was the kindest and most loyal friend and a beautiful individual.

“What is calming now is to realize is that he is back with his life partner, Roy Horn, and at peace,” Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman wrote in a series of tweets Thursday honoring Siegfried Fischbacher, who died Wednesday night at his home in Las Vegas after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81.

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