I.M. - Eagle Bill Amato, Turned on the World to Vaporizers - by Don E WirtshafterEagle Bill Amato, born Frank William Wood, passed peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 22, 2005.Born, April 10, 1942 in Cleveland , Ohio , he was 63 at the time of his death. Two months ago he was diagnosed with advanced cancer. He spent his final days helping ready a new publication of his autobiography and enjoying time with his friends and family.A resident of Amsterdam for 12 years, Bill returned to his native Georgia in the United States so he could die in the company of his family and friends there. Bill was of the Cherokee Nation in ancestry and spirituality. In the face of grave illness, Bill kept his determination to die with dignity.