Joe Bartolotta, the co-founder of the prolific Bartolotta Restaurants group, died in his sleep at home, the group announced Tuesday morning. He was 60, the group said.
The statement issued Tuesday morning said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face last night." The family asked for privacy.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
Bartolotta made public in April 2013 that he had undergone a kidney transplant a couple of months earlier. He had been diabetic since he was 22, which was affecting his kidneys.
His brother-in-law was a match and donated the kidney. Bartolotta said in 2013 that he expected to live another 20 years instead of the five he expected with the disease's progression.
The statement issued Tuesday morning said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face last night." The family asked for privacy.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
Bartolotta made public in April 2013 that he had undergone a kidney transplant a couple of months earlier. He had been diabetic since he was 22, which was affecting his kidneys.
His brother-in-law was a match and donated the kidney. Bartolotta said in 2013 that he expected to live another 20 years instead of the five he expected with the disease's progression.
Joe Bartolotta, the co-founder of the prolific Bartolotta Restaurants group, died in his sleep at home, the group announced Tuesday morning. He was 60, the group said.
The statement issued Tuesday morning said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face last night." The family asked for privacy.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
Bartolotta made public in April 2013 that he had undergone a kidney transplant a couple of months earlier. He had been diabetic since he was 22, which was affecting his kidneys.
His brother-in-law was a match and donated the kidney. Bartolotta said in 2013 that he expected to live another 20 years instead of the five he expected with the disease's progression.
The statement issued Tuesday morning said he "passed away peacefully in his sleep with a smile on his face last night." The family asked for privacy.
The cause of death was not disclosed.
Bartolotta made public in April 2013 that he had undergone a kidney transplant a couple of months earlier. He had been diabetic since he was 22, which was affecting his kidneys.
His brother-in-law was a match and donated the kidney. Bartolotta said in 2013 that he expected to live another 20 years instead of the five he expected with the disease's progression.
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