The cause of death is listed as he shot himself in the left chest with a shotgun in his home at 11:48 p.m.on 18 Nov 1982 in Chesapeake, Northampton, Virginia.[1] He was then buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, that is located in Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia.[2]
Sources
↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-7QQL : 16 August 2019), William Michael Butt, 18 Nov 1982; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Chesapeake, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190055727/william-michael-butt : accessed 04 September 2021), memorial page for William Michael Butt (6 May 1959–18 Nov 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190055727, citing Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David Matthews (contributor 48667174) .
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