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When was Henryk Górecki's death?
Henryk Górecki died 12 November 2010.
Was Henryk Górecki's health bad?
During the last decade of his life, Henryk Górecki suffered from frequent illnesses.
Was this the cause of Henryk Górecki's death?
Henryk Górecki died on 12 November 2010, in his home city of Katowice, from complications arising from a lung infection.
Did anything else happen in Henryk Górecki's life before he died?
Henryk Górecki was awarded the Order of the White Eagle by the President of the Republic of Poland Bronisław Komorowski, Poland's highest honour, just a month before his death.

Question: Did he have a wife by his side?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Henryk Górecki have a wife by his side when he received the Order of the White Eagle by the President of the Republic of Poland?