He refused the aid of chemotherapy, saying he wanted to die as he had lived and not a shadow of his former self. He was buried with his flute in the Church of the Immaculate Conception's adjoining cemetery in the middle of Arigna alongside other immediate family members.
The individual refused chemotherapy, stating he desired to depart this life as he had lived, rather than as a shadow or imitation of his former self. He was interred with his flute in the nearby cemetery of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Arigna alongside close family members.