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However, his life would come to an abrupt halt on July 7, 1968, when he suffered a heart failure shortly after leaving a restaurant in Harlem. At 62 years old, Bumpy's death shocked the community, which mourned the loss of a complex figure who straddled the line between villain and hero. He was a man who fought for the rights of his community and wielded considerable influence in the clandestine world of organized crime while remaining a key protector of Harlem's interests.