Suicide
Gardner committed suicide on May 25, 2003. Shortly after his death, his son Andrew said that Gardner was suffering from type I complex regional pain syndrome, a painful neurological syndrome formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
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Famous quotes containing the word suicide:
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