æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt hiː wʌz dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd wɪð ˌæmɪətɹˈoʊfɪk lˈæɾɚɹəl skləɹˈoʊsɪs ænd hiː dˈaɪd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ˈeɪdʒd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
At the start of 2008 he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and he died in November 2010, aged 54.