tinyurl.com News Results: Game 5 To Be Dedicated To ALS Advocate The cause of death was respiratory failure from ALS, which is a progressive disease that destroys the nerve cells controlling voluntary muscle movement. tinyurl.com —— Blog Results: Law Prof Who Raised Awareness Of ALS Dies From The Disease | ABA Brigham Young law professor Michael Goldsmith has died of respiratory failure from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the disease he wrote about in a Newsweek column. Goldsmith was 58 …