▁served ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁US AF ▁combat ▁news ▁photograph er ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁m un itions ▁special ist ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁final ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁as ▁a ▁photograph er ▁at ▁H ahn ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁For ▁enjoy ment , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁world wide ▁and ▁collected ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁eng rav ings ▁and ▁paint ings ▁by ▁contemporary ▁Southern ▁artists . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁die ▁movement ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁assist ed - su ic ide ▁activ ist ▁George ▁Ex oo . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁C ô té ▁died ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁after ▁falling ▁down ▁st airs ▁at ▁his ▁home . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ 6 9 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁he ▁became ▁interested ▁with ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Man it ow oc ▁County , ▁first ▁settled ▁by ▁German ▁and ▁Polish ▁imm igr ants ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁century . ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁read ▁German ▁Fra ktur ▁hand writing ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁trans cription ▁of ▁numerous ▁volumes ▁of ▁early ▁German ▁Luther an ▁church ▁records ▁and ▁tomb st ones . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru