Meryl Hechtman, a spokeswoman for the medical center, declined to comment last night on the child's treatment or his death.

The family has declined to comment on Ms. Thurman's death.

He held an "affectionate place" in the hearts of the Vietnamese people, said the paper, the only one to comment on his death.

University officials declined to comment on Devaughn's death because of the possibility of a lawsuit by his family.

I rejected all press calls to comment on her death; I'm not inclined to say critical things when somebody dies.

When asked to comment on Boyle's death, his cast members had nothing but positive things to say.

Her parents and two brothers were too upset to comment on her death.

The band did not comment on her death.

Grief-stricken members of Officer Gargan's family refused to comment on his death.

Levi's widow, Lucia, refuses to comment on her husband's death.