Jack "Doctor Death" Kevorkian died today at age 83, after being hospitalized in Michigan for kidney and heart problems, and pneumonia.
His attorney, Mayer Morganroth, said it appears Kevorkian suffered a pulmonary thrombosis when a blood clot from his leg broke free and lodged in his heart. With Kevorkian was his niece Ava Janus and Morganroth.
"It was peaceful, he didn't feel a thing," Morganroth said.
Morganroth said there were no artificial attempts to keep Kevorkian alive and no plans for a memorial.
He invented a "suicide machine" (shown in this photo) to help the terminally ill end their lives.
He was also a jazz musician and a painter (the image at left is one of his works).
Below, one of the tracks from his album Kevorkian Suite: Very Still Life
Photo (Reuters): In 2008, Kevorkian announces he is running as Independent for a seat in the US Congress.
