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Tom fell into a coma caused by his alcoholism in January 1983, and died in May without having regained consciousness, at
St. Mary's Hospital in Herne.
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Tom fiel aufgrund seiner Alkoholkrankheit im Januar 1983 ins Koma und starb im Mai, ohne das Bewusstsein wiedererlangt zu haben, im Marienhospital in Herne.