son, David relapsed into drug and alcohol abuse, after nearly 20 years of sobriety. In 2004 David began renting a home in Vancouver which he would use as a creative space for writing and production, commuting to and from his family home in California. However this arrangement proved to be tragic. On April 23, 2006 David died of heart failure caused by drug overdose in Vancouver B.C. He was 55. Today his widow, Sandy, is a realtor and writer in Murrieta, California. References External links 1951 births 2006 deaths American television directors Television producers from California American television writers American male television writers Writers from Fresno, California Screenwriters from California 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers