Overview
- During a livestream, Shelly Miles told viewers he was “not with us anymore” and read his final message dated Jan. 1, 2026, which stated he was of sound mind.
- Coverage attributes his death to complications of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones after he began hospice care at home in Northern California.
- In an early January update, Adams said his recovery odds were “essentially zero,” noting lower-body paralysis and breathing difficulty tied to heart failure.
- Adams launched Dilbert in 1989, and the strip became a global staple before hundreds of newspapers dropped it in 2023 over remarks widely condemned as racist.
- He had publicly sought faster access to the FDA-approved therapy Pluvicto, drawing an “On it!” reply from President Trump, who later posted a tribute.