Jonathan Larson died on January 25th 1996. He was 35 and was going to be 36 in 10 days. Before Jonathan died, he went to the hospital twice. The first time he had collapsed on the floor at the back of the theatre with severe chest pains. He went to the Cabrini hospital. He felt horrible and he had a fever. The hospital couldn't find anything, and just thought it was food poisioning, so they pumped his stomach and sent him home. The next day, January 24th, was one of the biggest days of Jonathan's life. It was the first fully dressed rehearsal of Rent. That night the New York Times had an interview with Jonathan in the theatre's box office. That writer was one of the very last people to ever see Jonathan. That night, when Jonathan's roommate came home at about 3:45 in the morning, he found Jonathan lying on the floor. He phoned 911. When the police got there, he asked if Jonathan was okay, and the police told him he was dead. Jonathan's roommate asked if he could be the ones to contact the Larson's. At about 4:30 am Jonathan's roommate phoned the Larson's. They were very shocked at the news. They were on a plane right away, to New York City. When the Larson's got to New York they found out that Jonathan had died of an aneurysm(which is a broken heart vessel) The Larson's have now found out that any good doctor sh ould be able to see an aneurysm and are now sueing both hospitals where Jonathan went. If one of the hospitals would have found it, he could be alive today. A little weak, but alive.
So, in conclusion, In my opinion, Jonathan Larson is a brilliant man, who created a great musical. He deserves all the recognition he got and it's sad that he didn't live to see it. He had dreams, so he made them real. He didn't let anything get in his way. He had a wonderful family and great friends. They are all so proud of him. And as he would say, there is "No Day But Today"

February 4, 1960-January 25, 1996