Bill Paxton Death Certificate, Value Replacement Surgery Triggered Stroke

Bill Paxton's death was triggered by an aneurysm that required surgery which resulted in a fatal stroke.

According to the death certificate, obtained by TMZ, Paxton had just undergone valve replacement surgery to correct the aortic aneurysm problem when complications arose later and he suffered a stroke.

According to the death certificate, Bill had the surgery on February 14th and died on the 25th.

TMZ broke the story, the 61-year-old actor died February 25 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A.