Just over two weeks after the death of Stan Lee, the cause of death has been released. Lee’s death certificate reportedly lists heart failure and respiratory failure as the cause of death, with aspiration pneumonia — when you inhale stomach acid, saliva, or food into your lungs — as a contributing factor, reports DailyMail.co.uk.
The Marvel legend died November 12 at 9.17 am at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He has since been cremated in a small service and his ashes given to his only surviving daughter Joan Celia, known as J.C.
According to CBR (via TMZ), Lee died on Monday, November 12th at 9:17 AM at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, due to heart and respiratory failure. Lee was apparently still struggling with his case of aspiration pneumonia but was “alert and positive” just days before his death. Lee’s death certificate also revealed that he had been cremated and the ashes were given to his daughter, Joan Celia Lee.
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