David S Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Interesting to say the least.In 1914 he was 38. My guess would be heart problems, that would take you from active duty to something less stressful. Maybe a stroke later on that required round the clock care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 david-certainly a reasonable cause for his "down-sizing"his career. there are so many different manifestationsof heart disease, and not many ways to treat itat that time.i would imagine the survivability of eithercardiovascular OR cereboevascular disease waspretty slim, so i bet he was a relatively tough cookie!i REALLY wish there were some pictures of him!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richarddwh Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I am inclined to go with heart disease or TB. Certainly why life expectancy was lower due the period, this was in part due to the much higher infant mortality rate which tended to drag down the overall life expectancy figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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