W Mark Felt Dead

W Mark Felt, also known as "Deep Throat," the key informant in the Watergate scandal died on December 18, 2008, at a hospice near his home in Santa Rosa, California. Although he had been suffering from congestive heart failure and dementia, the cause of death was not immediately determined.Washington Post: 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95 (December 19, 2008) The Huffington Post: 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies (December 19, 2008)

Felt's tips to Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were instrumental in bringing down the Nixon administration and eventually forcing president Richard Nixon to resign

"Felt "was fine this morning" and was "joking with his caregiver," according to his daughter, Joan Felt. She said...that her father ate a big breakfast before remarking that he was tired and going to sleep."He slipped away," she said.Washington Post: 'Deep Throat' Mark Felt Dies at 95 (December 19, 2008)

"When asked how he would like to be remembered, Felt said, "I'd like to be remembered as a government employee who did his best to help everybody."CNN: W. Mark Felt, 'Deep Throat' of Watergate, Dead at 95 (December 19, 2008)