SMOKING: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Health In April 1976, Calvin Russell Thompson II, or Rusty, my first nephew, died. He was 2 months old. His death was attributed to Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDs). In September 1977, Katherine Loy-Richardson, my Aunt Kat, died. She was 52. Her death was attributed to breast cancer. In February 1995, Rufus Loy, my father, was diagnosed as having cancerous growths in his throat and left shoulder. He underwent radical cancer therapy which …showed first 75 words of 1106 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1106 total…and happiness of their loved ones. Those who choose to smoke must know that their by-products are affecting everyone. I have one final thought for you today. According to the ACS, it is estimated that each year smoking kills more of our mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and children than alcohol, cocaine, heroin, automobile accidents, and suicide-- combined!! NOTES 1. American Cancer Society, World Smoking and Health (1998) (Electronic Pamphlet) 2. Good Housekeeping (July 95) 3. STARS and STRIPES (Newspaper)(Mar 26 1998)