He had refused treatment and spent 3 weeks in a hospice before he passed away. His cancer was diagnosed too late, as he was in the last stages by then.

It was no secret that Donald Hogan thought Howard K. Stern was responsible for his daughters death.

In an e-online article he states: “I was asked awhile back, ‘Do you hate Howard Stern?’ ” Hogan says. “I don’t hate him—but I dislike him more than anyone I have ever disliked, and I have my own personal views and opinions on things about him that I’m not going to say.

“But I blame him totally for her death…Nobody put a gun to her head, but somebody sure brought a lot of drugs home and, instead of bringing drugs to someone, even if she had a fit about it, I’d tell her to tell someone else to get it for you.”