(L.A.) Lupe Gutierrez, 67, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2003-04961

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 67-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Lupe Gutierrez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Left Hemothorax

Cause of Death B: Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Cause of Death C: Coccidioidomycosis

Other Significant Conditions: Sequelae of Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease, Atherosclerotic Heart Disease

RIP LUPE GUTIERREZ (June 17, 1936 – July 1, 2003)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 5:20 p.m.

Out of over 160,000 death records made public by the county’s medical examiner since 1999, this case appears to be the earliest that mentions coccidioidomycosis, which is Valley Fever.