At 97 I'm sure he had full life......
Leo Sternbach, Valium's Inventor, Dies
"TRENTON, N.J. - Leo Sternbach, the inventor of a revolutionary new class of tranquilizers that included Valium, one of the first blockbuster "lifestyle" drugs, has died at his home in North Carolina. He was 97. "
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050930/ap_on_he_me/obit_sternbach