Australian expat dies from heart failure in Phuket bathroom

[Lite Beer]

Australian expat dies from heart failure in Phuket bathroom
Phuket Gazette -

Phuket expat Ronald Douglas Litherland, 67, was to fly back to Australia today to undergo medical treatment. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar

PHUKET: Australian expat Ronald Douglas Litherland, 67, from Brisbane, Australia, was found dead at his rented home in Cherng Talay yesterday afternoon.

“Doctors have confirmed the cause of death as heart failure,” said Maj Kitthiphum Thinthalang of the Thalang Police.

“There were no signs of a struggle on his body, except for a small wound above his right eye.”

Mr Litherland’s partner, Jittraporn Hakaew, 38, from Udon Thani, told police that the Australian had been away but had returned to Phuket on May 8.

“He was admitted once at Vachira Phuket Hospital for heart problems,” Ms Jittraporn said.

“He had a ticket to fly back to Australia on May 12 to undergo medical treatment.”

The Australian Embassy in Bangkok has been informed of Mr Litherland’s death, Maj Kitthiphum confirmed.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Australian-expat-dies-heart-failure-Phuket-bathroom/29408

-- Phuket Gazette 2014-05-12

[thelongshoot]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Edited May 12, 2014 by thelongshoot

[bangkapi]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Just a "wake up call" to remind us other "old timers" put things in order.

I find it a public service when these announcements are made.

[ezzra]

Always sad to see some shuffle off this mortal coil before time, but at least he can say

that he died in paradise....

[kuiburi]

Always sad to see some shuffle off this mortal coil before time, but at least he can say

that he died in paradise....

Been in Phuket several times , I can't say its Paradise .

[Roel]

And certainly there are people who did know him and this could be the source where they find out about his passing away.

[JSixpack]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

You don't understand. Such reporting enables our forum Sherlocks to try to blame the death on a Thai woman somehow. Keep the thread going w/ the usual nonsense and it's good for advertising revenue.

[Andre0720]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Might be the equivalent to the necrology section of the newspapers back home.

Helps keep track of those acquaintances we might have had, and who left us.

But I agree with you, when I get a chance to go through the necrology section, I would never think of replying with a "R.I.P"

[NamKangMan]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

"even though no one here knows him" - how do you know that?

I seem to remember a lot of people knowing a certain member of TV who was charged with murder and is still in gaol awaiting trial.

When there are no suspicious circumstances, I always thought of it as a public annoucement service so the friends of the deceased could be informed, possibly so they could organise a memorial service and wake before the repatriation of the body/ashes and/or the laying to rest in Phuket.

[Frank James]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

This is out of line. We are a community here. A man's life and death mean something. When it's your turn, we'll all R.I.P. you.

[Payboy]

About time for an Obituaries Forum.

[lucjoker]

A heart with 6 coronary blockages (85% to 99%) and i did not know it.

I was even mountain biking like that here in thailand.

Ones in europe ( oktober 2013) i had the first signs (little pressure in the chest )that something was not ok.

I was 57y ,ex gym teacher ,non smoker .

So they did open heart surgery and gave me 6 bypasses ,6 weeks after the operation i was back her ,very weak but

recovering.

I tell this because many people are not aware that their heart is badly damaged and they never felt anything wrong !

A cardiogram nor a echo- Doppler will reviel this condition .Only cathederisation will show exactly how bad your coronaries are .

So don't trust on a yearly medical check.Mine were always perfect.

[Suradit69]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Quite agree. As an "old expat" I sincerely hope that I will not be subjected to a news report or, even worse, coverage on TV, which almost always is anything but respectful or dignified, quite often including a picture of the deceased sprawled on the floor, followed by comments from the far from respectful Farang Fantasy Factory cabal.

The man died at home, not in some "Phuket bathroom," which sounds ... well I won't go into what it sounds like.

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

This is out of line. We are a community here. A man's life and death mean something. When it's your turn, we'll all R.I.P. you.

BS. We're not a community and if someone wants his death or the death of a family member publicized, the choice should he his and/or the family's. If you want your death turned into a circus, that's up to you. I don't want mine used to titillate the knuckle-draggers here and I'm fairly certain a considerable number of others, whether or not they even know about Thai Visa, would not want this sort of thing.

Edited May 12, 2014 by Suradit69

[shadh]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes?

Because for some of us it's another way to find about people we may have known - TVF is not a newspaper, it's a forum.......

[MMarlow]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Quite agree. As an "old expat" I sincerely hope that I will not be subjected to a news report or, even worse, coverage on TV, which almost always is anything but respectful or dignified, quite often including a picture of the deceased sprawled on the floor, followed by comments from the far from respectful Farang Fantasy Factory cabal.

The man died at home, not in some "Phuket bathroom," which sounds ... well I won't go into what it sounds like.

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

This is out of line. We are a community here. A man's life and death mean something. When it's your turn, we'll all R.I.P. you.

BS. We're not a community and if someone wants his death or the death of a family member publicized, the choice should he his and/or the family's. If you want your death turned into a circus, that's up to you. I don't want mine used to titillate the knuckle-draggers here and I'm fairly certain a considerable number of others, whether or not they even know about Thai Visa, would not want this sort of thing.

Well said.

[LivinginKata]

All the off topic and inappropriate posts have been removed. This topic is reporting the death of a person and it is inappropriate to start a speculative discussion on previous events.

[Neeranam]

Rip.

[advancebooking]

Look, I don't wish to sound out of order but why do you keep reporting deaths of old ex-pats? He was 67. Not especially 'old' but definatley of the age where a heart attack is always a possibility. Its hardly news, is it?

And now follows 58 posts saying "Rest In Peace", even though no one here knows him, he will never see these words and neither will his family and friends.

Im not being miserable or disrespectful, but why bother constantly reporting each and every ex-pat old age pensioner death from natural causes? As far as "news" goes it is right up there with Thai Visa's earlier jaw dropping "news alert" that Yingluck had gone on holiday to Chiang Mai.

Its duly noted that we will not bother reporting your pathetic death in due course.

Your comment is daft