Death of 71-year-old man is sixth from cold weather
A A north north suburban suburban man man who who died died Thursday Thursday night night is is the the sixth sixth cold-related cold-related death death of of the the season season in in Cook Cook County. County.
Edwin Edwin Mason, Mason, 71, 71, of of NorthNorthbrook, brook, was was found found Thursday Thursday in in the the 1500 1500 block block of of Milwaukee Milwaukee Avenue Avenue in in Glenview, Glenview, according according to to the the Cook Cook County County medical medical examiner’s examiner’s’ office. office. He He was was pronounced pronounced dead dead at at the the scene scene at at 8:24 8:24 p.m. p.m. An An auautopsy topsy on on Friday Friday found found that that Mason Mason died died of of hypothermia, hypothermia, caused caused by by cold cold exposure, exposure, with with heart heart disease disease a a contributing contributing factor, factor, according according to to the the medical medical examiner’s examiner’s office. office. The The death death was was ruled ruled an accident.
Previous Previous cold-related col deaths in Cook Cook County County this th season include:
Jerzy Jerzy Tarkowski, Tark 60, found lying lying at at the the cor corner of Belmont and and Central Central ave avenues about 1 a.m. on on Jan. Jan. 4. 4. An An autopsy au found he died died of of hypothe hypothermia brought on by by cold cold exposure, exposur with alcohol intoxication intoxication a a c contributing factor.
Luis Luis M. M. Es Escalante, 53, found in in the the 3200 3200 blo block of Oakton Street Street in in Skoki Skokie near a park at at 3200 3200 Oakton Oakton St. on Dec. 22. Escalante, Escalante, of of th the 1800 block of West West Farwell Farwell A Avenue, died of cold exposure.
Casimir Widarz, in his 60s, was found lying on the ground in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue on Dec. 21.
Thomas Grubb, 41, died from hypothermia and cold exposure on Dec. 9, according to county records. Grubb was a registered sex offender who was living on the street.
Florence Hawkins, 83, was found dead at her home in the 8200 block of South Chappel Avenue on Nov. 27.