There are many different answers.
But the most common in the press and web pages are that he died from an overdose
in other words:
he took too much drugs at one time.
It was a great loss
The dog I associate with Mr. King is Cujo.
nothing
"Cujo" from the Stephen King movie of that name, was a St. Bernard.
symbolism
They die at the age of 42 and some even die at 65!
Alfred Gatley died in 1863.
Alfred Gatley was born in 1816.
Gatley railway station was created in 1909.
Steven Gatley died of natural causes on October 10, 2009, due to pulmonary oedema. A post-mortem and toxicology tests took place on 13 October and this examination showed that Gately had indeed died of natural causes.
Stephen Dartnell died in 1994.
Stephen Mueller died in 2011.
Stephen Paget died in 1926.
Stephen Haynes died in 1879.
Stephen Buhrer died in 1907.
Stephen McGonagle died in 2002.
Stephen Whittaker died in 2003.
Stephen Newton died in 1916.