Boeing's second whistleblower passed away! Reported executive misconduct and was fired by Spirit. Boeing's journey to discover quality issues is akin to a thriller series live. According to the latest news, the second Boeing whistleblower, Joshua Dean, has passed away. His family announced that Dean, who was 45 years old at the time, passed away on Tuesday morning due to a bacterial infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Dean had respiratory problems two weeks ago and was admitted to the hospital for treatment due to a severe bacterial infection, but soon fell into a critical state.