Marine Col. John Walter Ripley, 69, died at his home on Tuesday, but his body was discovered on Saturday.
One of Col. Ripley's sons, Stephen Ripley, said his father suffered liver illness because of a genetic defect and because he contracted hepatitis while serving in Vietnam. He had undergone two liver transplants.
Col. Ripley was to have gone to Pennsylvania on Wednesday for a speaking engagement later in the week. When he didn't arrive at the event, the...
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