no he just had the same last name but not related
he is the only person in the world who went around the world with a spinal cord ingery.
No he did not die. He has gone on to become an advocate for the spinal injured and for others with disabilities. He completed a wheel chair tour around the world that was called the "Man in Motion...
He never died yet.
Go aroud the world to raise money in a wheel chair
Somewhere