It appears she was using dangerous supplements to cut weight which lead to fatal dehydration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/833528769/roy-ayers-whose-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-charmed-generations-dies-at-84
Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84.
He died Tuesday in New York City after a long illness, according to a statement shared on his Facebook page.
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YouTuber Andrew Cross, 36, Taken Off Life Support, Dies 1 Month After Car Accident
The Colorado-based creator, who was known as ‘Desert Drifter’ online, sustained a traumatic brain injury on Jan. 31
From People mag.
If only he’d had the courtesy of having his wreck a month sooner, I could have scored 64 points.
Bugger. My gf & I loved him… we’ll be watching some excellent vibraphonic funk
tonight for sure.
Pamela Bach is dead at 62.
Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, winner of two Grand Slam singles titles and 17 major doubles trophies concedes game, set and match at 86.
I have the wrong Baywatcher
She apparently shot herself.
Huh. I follow tennis and that name does not ring any bells.
Wow. I believe she used to be married to David Hasselhoff.
The last few years, he’d been doing more analysis and commentary.
They had two daughters, both of whom appeared in two episodes of the series.
I followed tennis back in the mid-1960s through early 1980s, and the name definitely rings a bell.
I’m not sure if he was Tony, Toni or Toné, but D’Wayne Wiggins has died at the age of 64 of cancer.
He was a star at the end of the Amateur Era, just before the Grand Slam tournaments went professional.
MSNBC had an update on Gene Hackman and his wife. Long story short, it looks like Betsy died of Hanta virus somewhere around the 11th, and Gene died of heart diseases, exacerbated by advanced Alzheimer disease. So, the guess is that Betsy died first and then Gene hung on as long as he could in his state and the dog was collateral damage - the dog had just had a some procedure done so was most likely stuck in the crate for as long as it too for people to find them.
TL;DR - Hanta virus for Betsy and then Gene faded away.
And hantavirus is most commonly transmitted by rodents, generally via humans inhaling droppings.
Which raises all sorts of questions about their situation and how it seems she was his only caretaker, and she wasn’t exactly young herself. It’s likely she ended up overwhelmed by everything she had to do and didn’t really have the time or ability to maintain their living quarters.
The whole thing is just layers of tragedy. How did they end up essentially alone in their final days?
60s is the new 40s and she was very fit - had Gene riding bicycle when he was 97. There would be no reason to have daily help. Just bad luck for her.
They weren’t “alone” as you are implying but were regularly out in the community and active.