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— Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor (4 June 1941), dying of a pulmonary embolism at Huis Doorn "My love of God is greater than my fear of death." [182] [183] — Cecil Pugh, GC, MA, Congregational Church minister (5 July 1941), asking to be lowered into the hold of the sinking SS Anselm, where injured airmen were trapped. Pugh then prayed ...
His last words were uttered when the South Tower collapsed, taking him along with it. "Fie here Love yous" [18] — Gregory Reda, a manager employed by Marsh McLennan [19] at the North Tower of the World Trade Center (11 September 2001), texting his coworker Michael Cantatore from the 95th floor, one of the impact floors. "I will never die." [20]
Alexander self-published his memoir, Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron Lung, in April 2020 with the assistance of friend and former nurse Norman D. Brown. [17] [18] Alexander spent more than eight years writing the book, using a plastic stick and a pen to tap out on a keyboard or by dictating the words to his friend.
The polio survivor spent more than 70 years being kept alive by the medical device.
The last man to live in an iron lung died in Dallas on Monday. Paul Alexander, 78, spent more than 70 years confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child in 1952.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Alexander, who earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1978 from the University of Texas and a law degree from the school in 1984, was a driven man who had a strong faith in God, said Spinks.
— Jean Paul, German Romantic writer (14 November 1825), touching a wreath of flowers he had been given. Jean Paul had lost his senses of sight and smell before his death. "You must be tired." [1] [note 29] ("Que vous devezêtre fatiguée.")