This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Samano, Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7921 Message Board Post: Carbon Monoxide Cause of Death '(from Tehachapi News) Juvenal Reyes, well known Tehachapi boy, died Christmas morning at the Mojave Hospital from carbon monoxide poisoning and his brother, John, who roomed with him was critically ill for several days, but has recovered from the effects of the poisoning. The boys resided in a one-room apartment and used the cook stove oven for heating the room. According to John, he and Juvenal stayed up late the night of December 23 at their home at 205½ H St. At 3 a.m. they decided to cook an early breakfast and then decided to go to bed without the meal. John said he awakened later smelling gas, presumably from the stove, and feeling very sick. John opened the door and got back in bed. He said that he felt so weak that it is hard to remember just exactly what did happen. Later in the morning their brother-in-law, Robert Samano came to their house. He tried to get the brothers to go to the hospital, but they felt that they would soon be well. They did go to Samano's house and were attended by Dr. Michael Wasylycia, who ordered them taken to the Mojave hospital where they were given blood and oxygen. Juvenal is is survived by his brothers, Frank of Los Angeles and John; a sister, Mrs. Robert Samano and a grandmother, Mrs. Francisco Reyes, all of Tehachapi. An inquest held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave declared his death due to natural causes. Graveside services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Malachy Cemetery in Tehachapi. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News California City, Kern, CA Published: 06 Jan 1955