ory . ▁A ▁tal ented ▁cart oon ist , ▁C rag un ▁also ▁mounted ▁several ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁art ▁gall eries ▁and ▁other ▁ven ues ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁C rag un ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke . ▁ ▁His ▁poor ▁health ▁was ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁having ▁H IV / A ID S . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁C rag un ▁suffered ▁a ▁se iz ure ▁triggered ▁by ▁a ▁lung ▁in fection . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁soon ▁after . ▁▁ ▁A ▁friend ▁gave ▁this ▁report ▁of ▁C rag un ' s ▁fun eral : ▁" The ▁most ▁moving ▁moment ▁at ▁yesterday ' s ▁cre m ation ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Rio ▁came ▁when ▁the ▁flower - cover ed ▁coff in ▁began ▁to ▁move ▁away , ▁and ▁Richard ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁adm ir ers , ▁led ▁by ▁Mar cia ▁Hay d ée , ▁stood , ▁app la ud ed , ▁and ▁cried ▁out ▁' Bra vo ', ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁so ▁many ▁times ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁magnific ent ▁performances . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁sp ont aneous ▁and ▁appropriate ▁ov ation ▁and ▁send - off . ▁Richard ▁des erved ▁no ▁less ." ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Ehren mit g lied ▁Stutt g arter ▁B alle tt ▁ ▁John - C ran ko - G es ellschaft ▁ ▁Klaus ▁Hart : ▁Richard ▁C rag un ▁in