Report: Scalia’s Cause Of Death To Be Ruled A Heart Attack

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia adjusts his glasses as he greets participants at a constitutional law symposium where he delivered a talk called “Interpreting the Constitution: A View From the High Court... U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia adjusts his glasses as he greets participants at a constitutional law symposium where he delivered a talk called “Interpreting the Constitution: A View From the High Court," Friday, March 14, 2014, in Atlanta. Scalia said the U.S. Constitution is a living document and provides a flexible legal system. (AP Photo/David Tulis) MORE LESS
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s cause of death will be ruled a heart attack, a Texas judge told local TV station WFAA on Sunday.

Scalia was reportedly found dead after he didn’t appear for breakfast while at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas. He was 79 years old. Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara told the TV station that his cause of death would be officially listed on the death certificate as a myocardial infarction.

President Barack Obama, who has said he’ll seek a nomination to replace Scalia, ordered flags at half-staff in his honor. Scalia’s body was to be transported on Monday back to northern Virginia, according to the TV station.

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  1. Avatar for mrf mrf says:

    Broccoli is very important part of a healthy diet. :smirk:

  2. I guess I was wrong — Turns out he had one —

  3. Avatar for mkclpi mkclpi says:

    He had a heart?

  4. Well, damn. I thought he was a heart attack waiting to happen, but I was secretly holding out hope that there´d be something more compromising and colorful involved.

  5. 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, the Sunset Funeral Home embalmed Scalia’s remains, according to Chris Lujuan, a funeral home manager. Embalming is required by Texas law before a body can be transported out of state.

    He’s nothing but dust now.

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