He is dead.

S2E3 - S2E2 - S2E1 - S1E1 He is definitely dead. He got crushed and trampled over by his lawn tractor. He was in the process of changing the battery. I've been told it was rather gruesome. When he was found, the machine was powered on and the tires were slipping on the ground. I don't have more details, and I don't need more. To sum it up, he died in the same way he treated most people for most of…