Death of his mother

In 1962 he discovered his mother dead beside sleeping pills and a bottle of vodka.

Wikipedia records this 1962 death during his college years.

His mother, by then an alcoholic, had visited Pittsburgh only once and was intoxicated then.

Included because it is verified public life history, not sensational filler.

Chapter placement: College · Family crisis (1962). This internal article expands the timeline card so “Read full article” never dead-ends on a teaser.

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Sources used for this article: Wikipedia.

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