William C. Dement

American sleep researcher (1928–2020).

Born July 29th, 1928 in Wenatchee.

Died June 17th, 2020 at 91 years old in Stanford (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Occupations
jazz bassist, neuroscientist, physician, psychiatrist, researcher, university teacher
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde