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R.I.P. Robin Williams, dead at 63 of apparent suicide

robin williamsOn Monday, legendary actor Robin Williams was found dead in his home at the age of 63.

According to reports, he died of asphyxia in an apparent suicide.  The actual cause of death has not been reported.

“At this time, the Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made,” the Marin County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release.  “A forensic examination is currently scheduled for August 12, 2014 with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted.”

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The Blaze reported:

The sheriff’s office said they received a 911 phone call at approximately 11:55 a.m. reporting an unconscious male not breathing inside his home. Emergency personnel were dispatched to the area where they pronounced Williams dead at 12:02 p.m.

Rest in peace, Robin Williams.

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Joe Newby

A 10-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Joe ran for a city council position in Riverside, Calif., in 1991 and managed successful campaigns for the Idaho state legislature. Co-author of "Banned: How Facebook enables militant Islamic jihad," Joe wrote for Examiner.com from 2010 until it closed in 2016 and his work has been published at Newsbusters, Spokane Faith and Values and other sites. He now runs the Conservative Firing Line.

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