And his mother's death has given him a new perspective.
"My parents' early death gave me a perspective on what's important in life," he said, especially the value of family.
"But those deaths give you a good enough idea of what we're having to deal with in this community."
Ellen was dead and perhaps death gave an understanding of all things.
Her death, in any case, gave him the perfect excuse for war.
I had already applied to law school, but her death gave me a push.
His death, coming after the war had actually ended, gave us all a shock.
The death of the queen, however, gave him no pleasure at all.
Not so long ago Death gave your mother his black rose.
And she had no intention of losing the opportunity his death gave her.