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Todd Tucker's mom dies of stroke

Todd's mom Sharon goes after Mama Joyce during a season six episode of "Real Housewives of Altanta." CREDIT: Bravo

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Todd's mom Sharon goes after Mama Joyce during a season six episode of "Real Housewives of Altanta." CREDIT: Bravo
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Dec 3, 2014

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" castmate Todd Tucker's mother Sharon suffered a stroke Monday and died the next day.

He posted this on Instagram Tuesday night:

His wife

Kandi Burruss

posted this soon

Exploreafter on Instagram

:

Sharon lived in New York so she wasn't on the show as often as Kandi's

Mama Joyce

. She also wasn't as much into the drama but Mama Joyce got a rise out of her last season when Joyce kept insulting her son. Trailers for this season shows they clash yet again.

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