Celsius x 2 + 32 gets you pretty close

He suffered the effects of his wound for the rest of his life. The punctured lung had scar tissue that made him susceptible to chest infections. He died at the age of 50 from pneumonia.

He was wounded in Belgium but survived to come home and start a family, the infamous baby boom. He went to Columbia and Julliard on the GI Bill. He eventually became a botanist instead of a pianist, regardless of how good he was.