In Britain 'dumb' is seldom used to mean stupid. It was mostly only used to mean mute e.g 'deaf and dumb'. However 'dumb' in the mute sense is probably politically incorrect nowadays, a bit like calling a short person a 'dwarf'.
Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n at a book signing in Coral Gables, Fla., in 2011, with his service dog, Tuesday. Luis Carlos MontalvÃ¡n, an Iraq war veteran and best-selling author who toured the country with his service dog, Tuesday, as an advocate for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Friday in El Paso. He was 43. He was found dead in his hotel room.
Ariel Camacho Dead At 22 ... By Melissa Siegel February 25, 2015 3:47 PM. Photo: Facebook/Ariel Camacho. Ariel Camacho, a member of the Mexican band Los Plebes Del Rancho, has died in a car accident at age 22. The fatal crash comes less than a year after he reportedly was involved in another similar accident. Now fans are mourning the death of the rising musician on Twitter.