CARLIN DIES OF HEART FAILURE

George Carlin

1937 ~ 2008

Grammy Award winning Comedian George Carlin died at the age of 71 in Santa Monica, California Sunday night according to his publicist Jeff Abraham.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, went to the hospital Sunday afternoon complaining of heart trouble. The cause of death has been ruled as heart failure.

Carlin is survived by his wife, Sally Wade; daughter Kelly; son-in-law, Bob McCall, brother Patrick and sister-in-law, Marlene. Carlin’s first wife, Brenda Hosbrook, died in 1997.