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In 1972, Murry became ill with [[diverticulitis]] that contributed to his worsening [[heart disease]].{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=189}}{{sfn|White|1996|p=310}} Also that year, he worked on various songs, including one called "Take Back the Time".{{sfn|Badman|2004|pp=304, 322}} In October, he recorded a commercial jingle that he intended to offer to the [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] restaurant chain.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=322}} In the spring of 1973, he had a heart attack and was hospitalized for one or two weeks.{{sfn|Carlin|2006|p=189}} During his final years, Murry had regularly socialized with Dennis. Audree recalled, "They were buddies. It's the most amazing thing ... Dennis called his father on Mother's Day and Murry told him, 'I'm just going to live about a month.' Dennis didn't tell me this, thank God! I didn't need to know that, but he could tell Dennis that."{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=326}}
On June 4, 1973, Murry died at his home in Whittier, California, after having a heart attack at the age of 55.{{sfn|Love|2016|p=227}}{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=329}} His official cause of death was attributed to "acute myocardial infarcation" as a result of "[[coronary atherosclerosis]]".{{sfn|White|1996|p=310}} Brian and Dennis did not attend the funeral, but Dennis visited Murry's body in the morgue.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=329}} Brian later said, "I didn’t go to his funeral. I went to New York with Diane, my sister-in-law. I wasn’t staying away out of anger or anything. It was just too many things all at once, and I was not in the mood to go to my dad’s funeral."{{sfn|Wilson|Greenman|2016|p=160}}
Murry was buried in [[Inglewood Park Cemetery]] in [[Inglewood, California]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOHgDAAAQBAJ&q=murry+wilson+inglewood+park&pg=PA816|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|first=Scott|last=Wilson|date=August 19, 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476625997|via=Google Books|edition=3rd|page=816}}</ref> Shortly after Murry's death, Brian told an interviewer that he was planning to record Murry's song "Lazaloo".{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=329}}{{refn|group=nb|Brian described the song as "five and a half minutes long. It was about an exotic love affair in Turkey. Dad was a little ballsy."{{sfn|White|1996|p=310}} }} It was also reported that Brian wrote a song, "Just an Imitation", as a tribute to his father.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=329}} As of 2014, a tape of the song had yet to surface.<ref name=Chidester2014>{{cite magazine|last1=Chidester|first1=Brian|title=Busy Doin' Somethin': Uncovering Brian Wilson's Lost Bedroom Tapes|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/03/busy-doin-somethin-uncovering-brian-wilsons-lost-b.html?a=1|magazine=[[Paste magazine|Paste]]|access-date=December 11, 2014|date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Wilson later described it as "a beautiful ballad and kind of a tribute to my dad."{{sfn|Wilson|Greenman|2016|p=161}} On December 1, 1997, Audree died of kidney failure and cardiovascular issues at the age of 80.{{sfn|Badman|2004|p=376}}
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