Exhibit A STATE OF NEBRASKA
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<br />WHEN THIS COPY CARRIES THE RAISED SEAL OF THE NEBRASKA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
<br />SYSTEM, IT CERTIFIES THE BELOW TO SEA TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL RECORD -ON FILE WITH
<br />THE NEBRASKA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM, VITAL STATISM$ -SMT 0)V, ICH IS
<br />THE LEGAL. DEPOSITORY FOR VITAL RECORDS.
<br />DATE OF ISSUANCE
<br />A1iILL:Y -s. COOPwR
<br />A"sSW -_ ANT STATE REGISTRAR
<br />LINCOLN, NL�BRASKA 200508768 146 TIfAND HUMAN SERVICES
<br />STATE OF NEBRASKA - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE AND SUPPORT - n
<br />CERTIFICATE OF DEATH 05 09015
<br />1. DECEDENT'S•NAME (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 2, SEX 3. DATE OF DEATH (Mo.. Day, Yr.)
<br />__._.Robert _.., F t..11,.._.20Q-
<br />4. CITY AND STATE OR TERRITORY, OR FOREIGN COUNTRY OF BIRTH 58. AGE -Last Birthday 5b. UNDER 1 YEAR 5c. UNDER 1 DAY S. DATE OF BIRTH (Mo.. Day, Yr)
<br />(Yrs.) MOS. DAYS HOURS MIN$.
<br />Amherst, Nebraska 85 January 25, 1920
<br />7. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER Ba. PLACE OF DEATH
<br />720 -03 -5249 HDS.PJTAL: ❑ Inpatient l)1�{ER: N Nursing Home/LTC ❑Hospice Facility
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<br />8b. FACILITY -NAME (If not Institution, give street and number)
<br />El ❑ Decedent's Home
<br />Veterans Affairs Medical Center ER/Outpatient
<br />2201 N. Broadwell ❑ DD, ❑ Other($pecify)
<br />Be. CITY OR TOWN OF DEATH (include ZIP Code) Bd COUNTY OF DEATH
<br />Grand Island_ 68803
<br />9a. RESIDENCE -STATE 9b, COUNTY 9c. CITY OR TOWN
<br />Nebraska Hall Grand Island
<br />9d. STREET AND NUMBER ge. APT. NO 9f. ZIP CODE 99. INSIDE CITY LIMITS
<br />2309 W. Anna S t . 68803 LX YES ❑ NO
<br />10a. MARITAL STATUS AT TIME OF DEATH M Married ❑ Never Married tub. NAME OF SPOUSE (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) If wife, give maiden name.
<br />❑ Married, but separated ❑Widowed ❑Divorced ❑ 11b is n Unknown Loucille�-
<br />11. FATHER'S•NAME (First, Middle, Last, Suffix) 12. MOTHER'S,NAME (First, Middle, Maiden Surname)
<br />Fred Riessland Gertrude Ripp
<br />13. EVER IN V,S. ARMED FORCES? Give dates of service II yes. 14a. INFORMANT -NAME 141b. RELATIONSHIP TO DECEDENT
<br />(Yes, no, orunk.) -10-13-45 LoucilleRiessland _ _ Wife
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<br />IS, METHOD OF DISPOSITION 16a. IGIN TUR n 16b. LICENSE NO. 16c. DATE (Mo., Day, Yr, }
<br />LYZurlal ❑Donation Aug. 15, 2005
<br />Cl Cremation LJEntombment 16d. CEMETERY, 01MATIRI .RR LOCATION CITY /TOWN STATE
<br />El Removal El Other (Specify)
<br />Ft. McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Nebraska
<br />17a. FUNERAL HOME NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS (Street, City or Town, State) 17b, ZIP Code
<br />Livingston- Sondermann Funeral Home, 601 N. Webb Road, Grand Island, NF 1 68803
<br />18. PART 1. Enter the Chain of evenly -- diseases, injuries, or complications•dhat directly caused the death. DO NOT enter terminal events such as cardiac
<br />arrest, APPROXIMATE INTERVAL
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<br />respiratory arrest, or ventricular fibrillation without showing the etiology. DO NOT ABBREVIATE. Enteronly one cause on a line. Add additional lines
<br />If necessary. I
<br />IMMEDIATE CAUSE:
<br />I onset io death
<br />IMMEDIATE CAUSE ( Final aCa_ r io -Rasp r..a t- -xy Failure
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<br />disease orcondition resulting DUE T0, OR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF:
<br />I onset le death
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<br />Sequentially list conditions, If (b)End Stage COPD (Palliative Care)
<br />Several Years
<br />any, leading to the cause listed DUE TO, OR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF;
<br />I onset to death
<br />on line a.
<br />24d.TIMIEPRONOUNCEDUEAD
<br />Enter the UNDERLYING CAUSE
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<br />(disease or Injury that Initiated MAspira.tion Pneumonia
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<br />the events resulting In death) -- -._...... _._. -. _.----- ........ - ._ ---.. .....
<br />DUE T0, OR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF
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<br />I onset to death
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<br />(d) Dehydration
<br />Few Days
<br />18, PART 11.OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS - Conditions contributing to the death but not resulting in the underlying cause given in PART 1.
<br />23d.To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date and place
<br />19, WAS MEDICAL EXAMINER
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<br />and due to the cause(s) slated. (Signature anr�Title) T
<br />OR CORONER CONTACTED?
<br />Hypoxi.a, Anorexia
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<br />Li YES -M NO
<br />20. IF FEMALE:
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<br />a. MANNER OF DEATH
<br />21 b. IF TRANSPORTATION INJURY
<br />21c. WAS AN AUTOPSY PERFORMED?
<br />L] Not pregnant within past year
<br />N Natural ❑ Homicide
<br />El Driver /Operator
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<br />CJ Pregnant at time of death
<br />❑Accident❑ Pending Investigation
<br />❑ Passenger
<br />YES NO
<br />❑ Not pregnant, but pregnant within 42 days of death
<br />❑ Suicide Q Could not be determined
<br />LJ Pedestrian
<br />21d. WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS AVAILABLE TO
<br />❑ Not pregnant, but pregnant 43 days to 1 year before death
<br />❑ Other (Specify)
<br />COMPLETE CAUSE OF DEATH?
<br />❑ Unknown It pregnant wlthln the past year
<br />❑ YES Ll NO
<br />22a. DATE OF INJURY (Mo., Day, Yr.)
<br />22b. TIME OF INJURY
<br />22c. PLACE OF INJURY -At home, farm, street, factory, office building, construction
<br />site, etc. (Specify)
<br />22e. DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED
<br />22d. INJURY ATWO13KI
<br />❑ YES ❑ NO
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<br />221. LOCATION OF INJURY - STREET RNUMBER. APT NO, CITYJrOWN
<br />STATE ZIP CODE
<br />23a. DATE OF DEATH (Mo., Day, Yr.)
<br />24a. DATE SIGNED (Mo., Day, Yr.)
<br />24b.TIME OF DEATH
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<br />23b.DAATESIGNED(Mo.,Day,Yr,)
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<br />23d.To the best of my knowledge, death occurred at the time, date and place
<br />0 z 24e. On the basis of examination and/or Investlgallon. In my opinlon death occurred at
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<br />and due to the cause(s) slated. (Signature anr�Title) T
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<br />25.DIDTOBA000 USECONTRIBUTETOTHE DEATH?
<br />26a.HA$ ORGAN OR TISSUE DONATION BEEN CONSIDERED?
<br />26b. WAS CONSENT GRANTED?
<br />❑ YES ❑ NO LKPROBABLY U UNKNOWN
<br />ail YES
<br />U NO
<br />Not Applicable if 26a is NO U YES ! NO
<br />27. NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF CERTIFIER (PHYSICIAN, CORONER'S PHYSICIAN OR COUNTY ATTORNEY) (Type or Print)
<br />Neena Biswas MD Nebraska Western Iowa HCS 2201 N. Broadwell Grand Island IM 6880
<br />28a. REGISTRAR'S SIGNATURE
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<br />28b. DATE FILED BY REGISTRAR (MO., Day, Yr.)
<br />AUG 16 2005
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