“Time zone by time zone, the people of the world awoke Saturday to the cold realization that it would be the first day in 74 years without Muhammad Ali in their midst.
“Though it could not have been a surprise, the great heavyweight champion’s death Friday night of complications from Parkinson’s disease left a massive void, one that people famous and common tried to fill with words. In many cases, words failed…
“Ali was hospitalized Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., with respiratory issues and died Friday at 9:10 p.m. Mountain time, according to family spokesman Bob Gunnell.
“The official cause of death, he said, was “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes.” In his final hours, Ali was surrounded by his nine children and wife, Lonnie.”
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