51.   He died after angioplasty to open arteries in his heart, said his wife, Betty.

52.   He died from complications resulting from a lengthy bout with pneumonia, said his wife, Dorothy.

53.   He died of a stroke in his sleep, said his wife, Joy, who was at his side.

54.   He died of a stroke, said his wife, Barbara.

55.   He died of respiratory failure after surgery, said his wife, Virginia.

56.   He said his wife, Bonnie, supported whatever course of action he chose.

57.   He said his wife, Sandra, was doggedly persistent and eventually persuaded his HMO to pay for his treatments at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.

58.   He had been ill for a long time, said his wife, Kate.

59.   He had been in failing health for several years, said his wife, Joyce Dodson Washington.

60.   He had been in the hospital for five weeks with heart trouble and other ailments, said his wife, Beulah.