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I suspect sleep apnea took him. I know he suffered from it. His death would 
 have been painless

 
 
In a message dated 4/12/2011 2:10:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sdavmor@... writes:

 
 
 
On 04/12/2011 11:03 AM, _lsf5275@..._ (mailto:lsf5275@...)  wrote:
> Here is a  posting on my Facebook wall about Frank... It makes me happy
> that he  likely went without physical suffering... at least I hope he  
did.
>
>
> Hi Frank...sorry our meeting has happened as a  result of a
> dear friends passing. Frank ha been a part of my  life
> since before I was born. My mom, Debra Dawson has been
>  friends with him since Jr. High. Frank and I continued our
> friendship  even now that I'm in my 30's. He is an amazing
> person, and I am so  sorry for your loss as well. ...I
> spoke to his sister at his funeral  and she informed me
> that they deemed it natural causes. His weight,  smoking,
> etc. Probably too much on his heart. If you didn't  know,
> I'll tell you that his sister is the one that found him.
>  He was in his recliner, eyes closed and listening to
> music. When she  got there, he had been gone for a while.
> We are all hoping he went  without pain, she said he looked
> peaceful. I am going with that...I  don't want to think
> that he was in pain when he died. You probably  didn't hear
> back from Helen because as you can imagine she is having  a
> really difficult time...for she is the one that found him.
>  Once again, we all have suffered a loss in Frank. He was a
> great  friend to you and a voice of reason for me. I looked
> up to him. He  drove all the way to Tahoe for my little
> wedding. It meant the world  to me, since at that time my
> dad was not able to be there. It was  great talking to
> you...I'm here if you need a stranger to  listen

Thanks for sharing this.
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