Johnny Cash from complications of diabetes. He also had Parkinson's disease. He was 71.
John Ritter collapsed on the set of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter" while they were filming this season's 4th episode. He was rushed to a local hospital (literally across the street from the studio) but died in surgery. He had a dissecting aorta (the inner lining of his largest artery separated from the outer wall) - very rare and in acute cases, such as his, most often fatal. Aortic dissection is catastrophic, difficult to diagnosis in advance, even if you happen to be looking for it.
A bad 24 hours all around.
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