[blam]

"Tragedy? Since when is dying from a heart attack a tragedy?"

Don't you know he's a Black person?

[Hawthorn]

"Tragedy? Since when is dying from a heart attack a tragedy?"

At least two tragedies were involved here, beyond the "simple tragedy" of any death:

1. The deterioration and downfall of an obviously talented man who once seemed to hold great promise.

2. The accelerated decline of the city he was supposed to manage.