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DavidLMO said:

That may be the Bingo. While anything in the Rhododendron family likes soil on the moister side. They also have shallower root systems and do not like soil with poor drainage.

I would also point out the hot/drought summers of '12 & '13 stressed a lot of plants. Then the winter of '13/'14 was brutal and I think for you winter '14/'15 was even worse.

That is a lot of stress in a short period of time - particularly for an older shrub that may have been near its life expectancy anyway.

A lot of people including me lost a lot of plants, trees and shrubs over the past couple of years.

My sister had a huge rhododendron that died this year too, and three years ago was in perfect health. It's funny because I have another azalea mabye 20 feet away and it's doing fine, but the soil drains better where it is so that probably explains alot.