hiː wʌz sɚvˈaɪvd baɪ wˈʌn dˈɔːɾɚ, mˈɛləni dʒˈoʊsfiːn, wˈʌn ɡɹˈændɔːɾɚ, kˈeɪliə bɹˈɛŋksənzvˈæn dˈɪk sˈiː lˈɪst ʌv lˈætviənz, ænd wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændsʌn, dʒˈoʊsəf, ˈɔːl lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
He was survived by one daughter, Melanie Josephine, one granddaughter, Calia Brencsons-Van Dyk (see List of Latvians), and one great-grandson, Joseph, all living in the United States.