John W. Rainwater

John W. Rainwater, a 95-year-old man, died during the early morning hours of April 11, 1981, while being treated in the intensive care unit at Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris, California. Rainwater was seriously ill with congestive heart failure and was experiencing shortness of breath, an irregular heartbeat, and swelling in his legs. Despite those medical problems, a nurse working that night later described him as alert and in stable condition before the sudden crisis that ended hi ...