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Ryan O'Neal: Redmond Showing Strength and Resolve

Ryan O'Neal: Redmond Showing Strength and Resolve

Originally posted 07/01/2009 03:50PM

During the difficult days since Farrah Fawcett lost her battle with cancer, Ryan O'Neal tells PEOPLE he has found comfort in connecting with his and Fawcett's only son, Redmond O'Neal.

"I'm so proud of Redmond and the strength and resolve he is showing since his mother's death," Ryan says.

Currently serving a jail sentence for violating his probation on drug charges, Redmond, 24, was allowed to attend Fawcett's funeral in Los Angeles Tuesday, where he served as a pallbearer with his father.

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