Death
On May 6, 1992, his 75th birthday, Rizzo was killed when his car was hit by a drunk driver in Rancho Mirage, California. He is buried near Frank Sinatra (and Sinatra's parents) at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
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two name tags,
blood worn like a corsage
to bloom
one on the left and one on the right....”
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Where death crawled angrily at bay.”
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