hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli ˈɪl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt fɹʌm ɐn ʌndɪsklˈoʊzd lˈɔŋ ˈɪlnəs, wɛnt ˌɔn lˈaɪf səpˈoːɹt ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, ænd dˈaɪd ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
He became increasingly ill during early 2008 from an undisclosed long illness, went on life support on March 27, and died on April 3, 2008.