Death and Legacy
Douglas developed prostate cancer in 1990, but after surgery he was cancer-free. He died in 2006 on his 81st birthday, at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Though the cause of his death has not yet been disclosed, his wife, Genevieve, told the Associated Press that he became dehydrated on a golf course a few weeks previously and had been treated for that off and on since. "He was coming along fine," said Genevieve. "We never anticipated this to happen." Douglas was survived by his widow, daughters Kelly and twins Michele and Christine, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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