My condolences go out to the O’Bannon family and the citizens of Indiana. AP reports,

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank O’Bannon, who parlayed down-home southern Indiana charm and consensus-building ability into mixed success as his state’s governor since 1997, died Saturday, five days after suffering a stroke. He was 73.

O’Bannon, who fell ill Monday while attending a conference in Chicago, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, press secretary Mary Dieter said.

“The governor experienced a drop in both blood pressure and heart rate. Based on the governor’s living will, First Lady Judy O’Bannon and the family decided to use no further means of support and care and the governor died naturally,” a statement from his press office said. He died at 11:33 a.m., the statement said.