Illness and Death
Woodward died of cancer on 25 August 2004, at his home in Madison. He was surrounded by his family; wife Rosalind, son Justin living in Madison, and daughter Jenny who lives in New York.
Woodward's obituary, and a summary of his work, was published in the New York Times.
Woodward's mentor, Arthur H. Robinson, died several weeks later. He had appeared at Woodward's memorial service.
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