{"id":1798,"date":"2025-03-11T12:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:35:05","slug":"gene-hackman-said-he-would-have-died-long-ago-without-care-from-wife-betsy-arakawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/gene-hackman-said-he-would-have-died-long-ago-without-care-from-wife-betsy-arakawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Hackman said he \u2018would have died long ago\u2019 without care from wife Betsy Arakawa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The bodies of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found last month (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gene Hackman<\/a> told a friend that he would have died \u2018long ago\u2019 without wife Betsy Arakawa by his side, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n

The bodies of the French Connection actor, 95, and classical pianist, 65, were discovered at their home in Santa Fe <\/a>at the end of February, along with their dog.<\/p>\n

Last week, officials stated that his cause of death<\/a> was due to heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer\u2019s as a \u2018significant contributory factor\u2019.<\/p>\n

They also shared that Arakawa may have died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome days before her partner \u2013 and suggested that it was \u2018quite possible\u2019 he was unaware of her death.<\/p>\n

In a new interview, Hackman\u2019s longtime friend spoke about the couple and how the musician \u2018really looked after\u2019 the Oscar-winner<\/a> throughout the course of their 33-year marriage.<\/p>\n

\u2018She was very protective of him,\u2019 Tom Allin told the New York Times<\/a>, explaining that Hackman didn\u2019t seem to have a mobile phone, meaning they would schedule visits and golf games through Arakawa.<\/p>\n

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The couple tied the knot in 1991 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Allin also revealed that his late pal said that he would have been dead \u2018long ago\u2019 without his wife making sure that he ate healthily and taking care of his needs.<\/p>\n

The couple tied the knot in December 1991, after dating for around seven years \u2013 the Unforgiven actor was also a dad to three children from a previous marriage to Faye Maltese.<\/p>\n

They were found dead in their home just a few weeks ago<\/a>, with Hackman discovered in the kitchen while Arakawa was in the kitchen with one of their dogs, with scattered pills on the bathroom counter.<\/p>\n

Officers confirmed that they had been \u2018dead for some time\u2019, with their bodies showing signs of decomposition and mummification.<\/p>\n

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Gene told a friend he would’ve died ‘long ago’ without Betsy by his side (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking in a press conference held on Friday, New Mexico Chief Medical Investigator Dr Heather Jarrell suggested that Hackman died around February 18, due to heart disease, with advanced Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2018as a significant contributory factor\u2019.<\/p>\n

She also announced that his wife\u2019s last known movements came a week earlier, on February 11, and that she died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.<\/p>\n

Shedding light on the rare hantavirus infection, Jarrell explained it shows up as flu-like symptoms, but can progress to \u2018shortness of breath, heart failure, and lung failure\u2019.<\/p>\n

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According to the Mayo Clinic, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is a rare infectious disease that begins with flu-like symptoms, and can rapidly progress to a more severe condition \u2013 leading to lung and heart problems.<\/p>\n

It can be carried by different types of rodents \u2013 infection is usually caused by inhaling hantaviruses that have become airborne from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.<\/p>\n

It is not transmitted from person to person.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Officials also retrieved thyroid medication from their search.<\/p>\n

In a heartbreaking update, she explained that it was \u2018quite possible\u2019 that Hackman was unaware that Arakawa had died, due to his increased Alzheimer\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

Addressing reporters, Jarrell said she saw no evidence that he was dehydrated, but found no food in his stomach during the autopsy, meaning he \u2018had not eaten recently\u2019 when he died.<\/p>\n

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The bodies of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found last month (Picture: AP) Gene Hackman told a friend that he would have died \u2018long ago\u2019 without wife Betsy Arakawa by his side, it has been claimed. The bodies of the French Connection actor, 95, and classical pianist, 65, were discovered at their home in Santa Fe at the end of February, along with their dog. Last week, officials stated that his cause of death was due to heart disease, with … Continue reading “Gene Hackman said he \u2018would have died long ago\u2019 without care from wife Betsy Arakawa”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1798"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1803,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1798\/revisions\/1803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}