Robert Lee Kozul Sr., an 89-year-old Fairmont native and Army veteran, died at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg after an abrupt collapse in blood sugar during the early hours of January 29, 2018, and was pronounced dead about 1 a.m. on January 30, 2018. His final hospitalization began after a fall on January 18 and a return to the hospital on January 26 for vision loss; an MRI showed he had suffered a stroke. He was active in his church, sang and played harmonica, and stayed close to his children and grandchildren.

At the time of his death the severe hypoglycemia was unexplained. That unexplained collapse later became part of a broader investigation into a pattern of sudden hypoglycemic events among non-diabetic veterans at the Clarksburg VA. Exhumation and later forensic testing determined his death resulted from an insulin injection. A wrongful-death lawsuit filed by his son alleged hospital failures to investigate the hypoglycemia and to prevent unauthorized insulin administration by a nursing assistant.

Does anyone who knew Robert or his family have memories or information to share about his life or his final hospitalization?