Sadly, in 1987, Martin's seemingly carefree life was dramatically changed forever when his son Dean Paul Martin, a pilot in the California Air National Guard, died when his F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed in the California mountains. It's said that Dean never recovered form the tragedy and slipped into a self-imposed exile. A Virtual recluse during his final years, he died in 1995 on Christmas Day.
This is a GREAT classic clip form the Dean Martin Variety Show years. I watch this at least once a month, never fails to lift my spirits! That was talent back then, when people could get a good laugh watching comedy that didn't include obscenities in every sentence.