Cancer patient Gulker was diagnosed with an inoperable malignant glioma brain tumor in October 2006. In his final years, despite his advancing paralysis, he traveled to France, took a tour of the American South, visited friends and shared his experiences as a cancer patient via his blog. Deciding against "heroic end-of-life measures" he opted for palliative care rather than continued treatment. In July 2010, his oncologist informed him that he had only a few months to live. Gulker died peacefully at his home on October 27, 2010, aged 59. He was survived by his wife of 29 years, Linda Hubbard Gulker. References External links Gulker's blog 1951 births 2010 deaths American male bloggers American bloggers American photojournalists American technology writers American columnists Apple Inc. executives Occidental College alumni San Francisco Examiner people Deaths from cancer in California Neurological disease deaths in California Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Writers from Erie, Pennsylvania People from Menlo Park, California Writers from New York City American company founders 21st-century American non-fiction writers Western Reserve Academy alumni 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers