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Who Dat Nation mourns loss of Saints 'super fan'

METAIRIE, LA (WVUE) - He stood in Champions Square nearly every football Sunday, proudly waving a black and gold flag.

So many knew super fan "Saints Fett," modeled after the bounty hunter in Star Wars. But many also knew him as Larry Jehle Jr., a 30-year-old from Metairie.

"I always said that Larry was like Clark Kent and Superman," says friend Gary Breaux. "He was very mild-mannered when he was out of costume - a very polite, generous person, and he'd just turn into this completely other persona when he put that costume on."

Jehle died Tuesday. He had battled leukemia as a child, and though he beat the cancer, it ravaged his heart.

But his family says Jehle never focused on his illness. Instead, he donned his costume to cheer on the Saints or visit Children's Hospital, even in his final months.

Jehle was also part of the 501st Legion, a costuming club that raises money for children's charities. Jehle told his family that meeting people, posing for pictures and giving hugs was like medicine.

"Putting that outfit on made him feel normal and that he had he had a normal life," says his sister, Lindy Giambroni. "Being able to give back to people, because that's what he was about was to give back to people, and not expect anything in return."

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