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103 Notable deaths
by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Jesse Brown
Former united states secretary of veterans affairs (1944-2002).
Born March 27th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 2002 at 58 years old in Warrenton (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Raúl Sendic
Uruguayan left-wing politician (1925-1989).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Flores Department. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Stefano Borgonovo
Italian footballer (1964-2013).
Born March 17th, 1964 in Giussano.
Died June 27th, 2013 at 49 years old in Flo (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
William Standish Knowles
American chemist.
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hans Keller
Austrian-british musician and writer.
Born March 11th, 1919 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1985 at 66 years old in London (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Carlos Pacheco
Spanish artist.
Born November 14th, 1961 in San Roque.
Died November 9th, 2022 at 60 years old in La Línea de la Concepción (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Nadiya Olizarenko
Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.
Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Jadranka Stojaković
Bosnian singer.
Born July 24th, 1950 in Sarajevo.
Died May 3rd, 2016 at 65 years old in Banja Luka (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Robert Elsie
Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Peter Doohan
Australian tennis player.
Born May 2nd, 1961 in Newcastle.
Died July 21st, 2017 at 56 years old in Tulsa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche