from playing professional basketball in 1999, he lived in Seattle, Washington, with his wife, Melanie, and three children. He worked at a construction-supply business in Woodinville, for Tim Burnham, a former football player, with whom he had become friends during college. Welp died on March 1, 2015, of heart failure. He was at a vacation home on Hood Canal, that he had purchased just after being drafted in 1987. He had been complaining of chest pains, and was planning to see a doctor. Welp's sons Collin and Nic both practiced basketball with their father; Collin later played for the UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team. References External links NBA stats @ databasebasketball.com 1964 births 2015 deaths Alba Berlin players Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) FIBA EuroBasket-winning players German basketball coaches German expatriate basketball people in the United States German expatriates in Greece German expatriates in Italy Golden State Warriors players Greek Basket League players National Basketball Association players from Germany German men's basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Olympic basketball players of West Germany People from Delmenhorst Philadelphia 76ers draft picks Philadelphia 76ers players San Antonio Spurs players Sportspeople from Lower Saxony Basketball players from Seattle Viola Reggio Calabria players Washington Huskies men's basketball players 1986 FIBA World Championship players