tɹˈædʒɪkli, ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, hɪz twˈɛnti θɹˈiːjˈɪɹˈoʊld sˈʌn skˈɑːt, hˌuː wʌz hˈoʊm fɔːɹ kɹˈɪsməs, ˈɛndᵻd hɪz lˈaɪf ɪnðə fˈæmɪli hˈoʊm ˈæftɚ mˈɛni jˈɪɹz ʌv stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ wɪð dɹˈʌɡ ænd ˈælkəhˌɑːl ɐdˈɪkʃən.
Tragically, in December 2000, his 23-year-old son Scott, who was home for Christmas, ended his life in the family home after many years of struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.