They say he died by cancer in 1970, it is the Genco Abbandando´s karma. 2 consigliere and one fate.
What do you think?
In the real life, just because Robert Duvall didn´t want to be in GF3

It was never really known how old Tom died, all we are left with is that he died sometime in the 70's.

He died of boredom, because Michael had no use for him anymore.

I recall in part three, something was said about a stroke

Heart attack. In bed doing it with his mistress. Andrew had to cover it all up for Teresa's sake, and that drove him into the priesthood.

Are you serious about the mistress part?

There are certain members of this Board who are fixated on the theory that Tom was carrying on with Sonny's widow.

Of course Tom DID have a mistress, that fact is established by Michael's snotty statement late in GFII. To date I've seen no concrete indication that her name was Sandra Corleone.

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What about their brief glance in the deleted scene where Sandra takes her daughter to Michael?

There's no "real" proof that Tom was having an affair with Sonny's widow, but in the rough draft script for Godfather II it has a scene with them talking and kissing. That's where the "Tom was screwing Sonny's widow" comes from.

Wasnt he next up to ride the Neri Ferry?