David Bennett, 57, received the first-of-its-kind procedure in January.
In a statement on Wednesday, the hospital said Bennett “began deteriorating several days ago.”
Bennett’s son, David Bennett Jr., thanked his father's doctors for their efforts in a statement he released through the hospital. "Up until the end, my father wanted to continue fighting to preserve his life and spend more time with his beloved family, including his two sisters, his two children, and his five grandchildren, and his cherished dog Lucky. We were able to spend some precious weeks together while he recovered from the transplant surgery, weeks we would not have had without this miraculous effort.
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