Never Married. Left Fredericktown at age of 16. Was a veteran of WW II, served in the Army under Gen. Patton. Was in Winnetka, IL in 1956 when his father died. Lived in a rest home in Fontana, CA and loved Santa Anita horse racing. Had a kidney removed in 1990. Died at the Extended Care Nursing Hospital after a long illness and was buried in Calif.