▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁from ▁what ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁nearly ▁an ▁hour ▁attempting ▁to ▁rev ive ▁him , ▁amb ul ance ▁personnel ▁and ▁do ctors ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁determined ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁saved . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁compla ining ▁of ▁ch est ▁p ains , ▁and ▁two ▁weeks ▁prior ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁m ild ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death , ▁T aw es ▁was ▁reflected ▁upon ▁as ▁a ▁moder ate ▁and ▁calm ▁political ▁figure . ▁While ▁public ly ▁seen ▁as ▁weak ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁age ▁and ▁often ▁indirect ▁administration ▁methods , ▁T aw es ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁pushing ▁legisl ation ▁through ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁when ▁necessary , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁eager ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁capable ▁of ▁appe aling ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁an ▁issue ▁by ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁moder ate ▁record . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁death , ▁T aw es ▁noted ▁his ▁proud est ▁accomplish ments ▁revol ved ▁around ▁leaving ▁a ▁state ▁government ▁that ▁was ▁f isc ally ▁sound , ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁impro ving ▁the ▁education ▁system ▁and ▁establish ing ▁community ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Sun ny ▁R idge ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Cris field . ▁ ▁Building ▁dedic ations ▁The ▁T aw es ▁State ▁Office ▁Building ▁in ▁Ann apolis , ▁Maryland . ▁J . ▁Mill ard ▁T aw es ▁Historical ▁Museum ▁in ▁Cris field , ▁Maryland .