Has anyone actually connected the dots between FE, our former NC chairman's firing-to-look-like-a-resignation, and his son's tragic illness?

This board went silent about FE's firing right after the FCIF about his son. I'm guessing we all assumed the story that he resigned for unstated personal reasons was true and the FCIF topic was the reason. I don't recall how many days passed between one event and the next, but it just seems like it was too long. I doubt timing of the illness corresponds to the timing of FE's firing and therefore is not likely to be the reason FE "resigned."

Has anyone actually talked to FE himself about this? Does anyone have any facts about this aspect of the issue?