James William Colbert, Jr. cause of death: What happened to Stephen Colberts father?

James William Colbert, Jr., the father of American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host, Stephen Colbert is no more since he passed away in 1974, at the age of 53.

He was a famous American physician and the first vice president of academic affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), serving in this capacity from 1969 until his death in 1974.

This article will dive into his death to know the cause of it. Continue reading to know how James William Colbert, Jr. passed away.

James William Colbert, Jr. cause of death

As stated before, Colbert, Jr. is no more since he passed away on September 11, 1974, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He is said to have passed away in a Plane crash. He died when Eastern Airlines Flight 212 went down in a North Carolina cornfield. James Colbert, and two of his sons, Paul, 18, and Peter, 15, were on the doomed flight and lost their lives along with 69 other people.

He was the father of eleven children including Stephen Colbert. He was a married man at the time of his death having been happily married to his childhood sweetheart, Lorna Elizabeth Tuck.

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