James,
he was showing signs of possible kidney problems but had been healthy and happy. In fact, he went into Linda's TV room with all the dogs the night before just to say "goodnight".

Our friend, a vet, thinks it might have been either an aneurism or cardiomyopathy. He died quietly and quickly and had no suffering. Since he was 14, we decided not to do a necropsy.

Thanks for your good wishes.

Jim