(L.A.) Robert Materi, 63, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2025-15252
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 63-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office identified the man as Robert Materi. Born in L.A. County.
Manner of Death: Natural
Cause of Death: Covid-19
Other Significant Condition: Down Syndrome
RIP ROBERT MATERI (December 9, 1961 – August 15, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday.
When the decedent was born in the 1960s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome was 10 years old.
In 2023, Jimmy Erskine, son of Dodgers legend Carl Erskine and an iconic figure in the Special Olympics, died also at the age of 63.
The current life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome is 60.