mmm. Recent history (well, going back to age of 12): Cancer (most likely due to the fact he worked as a dry cleaner for aeons), extreme old age, half a dozen strokes. You know your family is kinda fucked when you knew your great-grandparents quite well, you're in your 30's (nearly 40 for older sister) and still have most of your grandparents, and when someone dies in their 70's comments are made about how "young" they were.