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This is a surprise. Severe Altzheimer's indeed if Gene Hackman survived his wife by several days and never called for help. I'm a bit surprised that they didn't have someone coming in to help, but if she was doing a great job, my hat is off to her.
1 posted on 03/07/2025 1:43:42 PM PST by sphinx
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WHAT A SAD ENDING....


2 posted on 03/07/2025 1:45:30 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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I feel so sorry for him. But at least he didn’t fully understand why she wasn’t taking care of him. Heartbreaking


3 posted on 03/07/2025 1:46:02 PM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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She was "young" in her '60s? (correct me if I'm wrong).

He was about 30 years older than her.

They had plenty of money. They should have had a live-in housekeeper.

4 posted on 03/07/2025 1:47:14 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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Wow, what a shame.


5 posted on 03/07/2025 1:47:25 PM PST by Bullish (I've never seen such morons... Have you?)
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That answers the question of Gene Hackman’s cause of death. After all, he’s of advanced age.

But his wife’s and dog’s deaths at nearly the same time are still unanswered.


6 posted on 03/07/2025 1:48:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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bttt


7 posted on 03/07/2025 1:50:42 PM PST by linMcHlp
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I wonder if his children and friends are relieved the two didn’t die from some brutal murder.


14 posted on 03/07/2025 1:55:27 PM PST by Carl Vehse (Make Austin Texas Again!)
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This pretty much solves the whole mystery. Now if we could just have that Epstein list.


15 posted on 03/07/2025 1:55:48 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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Yeah that one detail is what surprises me, he was worth what over 40 million dollars and they couldn’t bring in someone to help bathe him, it was all her? She did everything, bathed him, dressed him, etc


17 posted on 03/07/2025 1:59:02 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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Gene Hackman Died From Alzheimer’s & Severe Heart Disease After His Wife Died Several Days Before

That's awful. At first, I thought the circumstances were extremely suspicious (husband, wife and dog dead, no signs of forced entry, no weapon, no evidence of a crime, no scent of gas, no bodily harm, etc.). But the conclusion does make sense. Gene Hackman's wife died and he had Alzheimer's at age 95, probably had no clue what to do. I'm a little surprised Gene didn't eventually go outside and wander around his neighborhood but I guess with Alzheimer's, there's no telling how a person would react.

The conclusion makes sense. Gene was a great actor, very believable. RIP

20 posted on 03/07/2025 2:00:36 PM PST by gw-ington (President Trump, JD Vance, Elon Musk, DOGE. For the Win.)
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Did the two dogs eat them?


21 posted on 03/07/2025 2:01:08 PM PST by Az Joe (We can't spare President Trump; He fights!)
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My mom passed at 83 and for her last week she would not eat. She just wasn’t hungry and she didn’t want a feeding tube. She was always underweight so she didn’t have a lot of energy reserves to live on. She was made comfortable and passed after several days. So I could see a heartbroken Mr. Hackman who wasn’t in the best of health just quit eating after his wife died.

Yes, kudos to his wife to look after him. It is surprising that they didn’t have a daily caregiver coming to the house to do cleaning, laundry, cooking and chores.


23 posted on 03/07/2025 2:02:14 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole)
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Their private lives ended very publicly.

And not just because he was a famous actor.

Because they also seemed to have no regular family or friends that gave a damn in return..


26 posted on 03/07/2025 2:05:08 PM PST by delchiante
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She shut the dog up in the bathroom closet because it kept disappearing.
It was a yellow labracadabrador. (rimshot)
>This ain’t funny you.
Yeah, yer right.


27 posted on 03/07/2025 2:07:04 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Gene Hackman cause of death revealed as sheriff says his wife died from rare virus linked to rodents a week before he did

https://nypost.com/2025/03/07/us-news/gene-hackman-wifes-cause-of-death-revealed-as-sheriff-reveals-possible-timeline/


28 posted on 03/07/2025 2:07:05 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Gene had children. Where the hell were they?


30 posted on 03/07/2025 2:08:40 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("Think AI is scary. Imagine the world run by gov't bureaucrats.")
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He was 95...he died of old age. Shxt happens.


34 posted on 03/07/2025 2:12:17 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Gene Hackman Died From Alzheimer’s & Severe Heart Disease

Wasn't it just a few months ago we saw pictures of Hackman getting into the drivers seat of his SUV?

38 posted on 03/07/2025 2:14:04 PM PST by FreeReign
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“Death with indignity”


40 posted on 03/07/2025 2:15:41 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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I mentioned this on an earlier, related thread. Folks in such a condition really should have a medical alert button. The cost is usually around $40 a month.

And for a small additional charge, most companies will call you once a day at a time of your choosing. If you don’t answer, they send a neighbor, police, or EMS for a welfare check.

You can cancel the calls when you’re out of town.


41 posted on 03/07/2025 2:16:38 PM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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