Two weeks after his interview aired, Arthur Winston passed away. On Thursday, April 13, Winston died of congestive heart failure as he slept in his South Los Angeles home. Our thoughts are with Mr. Winston's family. Below is a letter from his great grand-nephew, Eric Anthony Givens.
Dear StoryCorps,
Thanks to you and all the folks that have expressed their concern. We all feel very fortunate to have known my uncle Arthur and all of his siblings. They have made a very positive and lasting impression on all that knew them.
I grew up like so many other Americans learning U.S. history in the classroom. However, we had something so special in uncle Arthur and his parents/siblings. We got to experience a living history lesson that spans back to 1844 that I know of. I feel so special to be part of his legacy.
He will be greatly missed and I'm very glad that he was spared a great deal of suffering in these past three weeks of life. Please thank all those well-wishers and feel free to share this message if you see fit. There is nothing better than a sweet elderly person. If anyone of you out there is blessed enough to know someone 80,90,100+ years old cherish them, love them and learn all that you can so you can love someone else. Uncle Arthur definitely believed in helping others whenever he could and never complaining about things that you just can't change. Just focus on the things you can.
Sincerely,
Eric
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