Pedro Zamora

Pedro was hospitalized and unable to speak for almost a month, and he stated that he did not want to be kept alive by machine. After being fed intravenously, and becoming completely unresponsive, his family honored his wishes and withdrew the life support, including his medication, food, and water. Surrounded by family, Pam, Judd, and Escarno, he died at 4:40 am on November 11, 1994. The day after the final episode of The Real World San Francisco aired. He was buried next to his mother on November 13.

Pedro's former housemate and best friend, Judd Winick announced to the press that MTV had begun a trust in order to pay for his medical costs, because he had no medical insurance.

Pedro slowly lost his ability to speak, and was flown to Miami to be with his family. President Clinton called him at this time to thank him for his work as an AIDS educator, and Pedro was able to respond. He was elated by the recognition.