Larry Gibson [SEP] cause of death
There are many environmentalists that say they have drawn inspiration from his character of activism, among them the 350.org founder Bill McKibben, the environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the climate scientist James Hansen.
CNN recognised Gibson for his efforts and awarded him the CNN Heroes award in 2007. 
He was also the subject of an ABC documentary in their 20/20 television series.
Death.
At the age of 66, Larry Gibson died of a heart attack on 9 September 2012 at his home in West Virginia.
but one of the matches played for the Jack Gibson Cup.
Personal tragedy.
In 1988 Gibson's eldest son Luke aged 25, who had struggled with schizophrenia, died of a heroin overdose. Gibson and his wife Judy became fervent in their support of charities assisting research into schizophrenia and he donated the proceeds of four books he co-wrote with Ian Heads to that cause.
Illness and death.
Gibson was confined to a Sydney nursing home for two years before his death and required around-the-