I just recieved this information from a third party (but haven’t been able to confirm):
“I just got off the phone with Art Evans. He tells me John Fitch is in the hospital with pneumonia. Not good. He is also very depressed. His wife is now in the “home” with Alzheimer.”

John Fitch contact info:
Sharon Hospital
50 Hospital Hill Rd.
Sharon, CT 06069
860–364–4141