Sadly his retirement was short for in the summer of 2000 he fell ill with cancer and, after a major operation, he had to move into a retirement home since he was no longer able to look after himself.
Sadly kanyang pagreretiro ay maikli para sa tag-araw ng 2000 siya itumba sama sa kanser at, matapos ang isang malakihang operasyon, niya na lumipat sa isang tahanan ng pagreretiro dahil siya ay hindi na makakapag-alagaan ang kanyang sarili.