The epically stubborn Dan Unger  49  died Friday 16 November 2012 in his home after waging a fierce battle against peritoneal mesothelioma Despite volumes of medical documentation to the contrary  Dan insisted 'til the very end that it really wasn't all that tough a battle  although he admitted frequently that he would have preferred to have been afforded a few more decades of drinking beer and laughing heartily with family and friends instead