Editing August Wilson (section)

==Death==
Wilson reported that he had been diagnosed with [[Hepatocellular carcinoma|liver cancer]] in June 2005 and been given three to five months to live. He died at age 60 on October 2 of that year at [[Swedish Medical Center]] in Seattle, and was interred at [[Greenwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh]], on October 8.<ref>{{cite book|url=|chapter=Wilson, August #13712|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|edition=3rd|first1=Scott|last1= Wilson|first2=Gregory W. (forward)|last2=Mank|date=2016|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0786479924|oclc=948561021}}</ref> He reportedly requested a "Black funeral" at [[Saint Paul Cathedral (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)|Saint Paul Cathedral]], but permission for a non-Catholic funeral was not granted by the diocese. A memorial service was instead held at the [[University of Pittsburgh]].<ref name=":0" />