Death and Family
At the age of 51, Raposo died in 1989 in Bronxville, New York of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, just three days shy of his 52nd birthday. He was survived by two sons, Joseph and Nicholas, from his first marriage and son, Andrew, and daughter, Liz, from his marriage to Pat Collins-Sarnoff. In 1998, many of his manuscripts were donated by Collins-Sarnoff to Georgetown University Library.
His grave is located at Union Cemetery in Chatham, Massachusetts.
Raposo was eulogized in the April 1990 documentary Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music, which was hosted and directed by Sesame Street crew member Jon Stone.
Raposo died exactly one week after the first episode of the final children's series he composed for, Shining Time Station, aired. When Jim Henson died, Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music was re-aired on PBS.
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