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Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2004-10-10 10:51 pm

We believed he could fly.

Superman star Christopher Reeve, an advocate for spinal cord research, has died at age 52

BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) -- Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.

[identity profile] angeleyes8410.livejournal.com 2004-10-11 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
OMG that is SO sad!! I always loved him!

[identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com 2004-10-11 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
May he rest in peace, assured of his places in history; may those who knew and loved him find comfort in their memories.