▁had ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Mississippi , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁taken ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁an ▁eye ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁recovered ▁in ▁Sh re ve port ▁and ▁then ▁M inden . ▁ ▁Sand lin ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight y - five ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁M inden ▁San it arium ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁res iding ▁in ▁M inden ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁earlier ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁M inden ▁C emetery . ▁His ▁grave ▁marker ▁reads , ▁" To ▁Know ▁Him ▁Was ▁to ▁Love ▁Him ." ▁▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁" John ▁Nicholas ▁Sand lin ", ▁A ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Biography , ▁Vol . ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁p .   7 1 6 . C ong r essional ▁Qu arter ly ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁U . S . ▁E lections ' ', ▁U . S . ▁House , ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Senate , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁ ▁http :// bi og u ide . con gress . gov / scripts / b iod is play . pl ? index = S 0 0 0 0 4 3 ▁ ▁http :// bi og u ide . con gress . gov / scripts / b iod is play . pl ? index = W 0 0 0 1