The Clock Struck 2°°

I stumbled upon a diary today, in which my mother had recorded my father's death: 

"2°° Charles died '". 

My father was critically ill. He and my mother were sitting at table to lunch. Should he return to hospital? Should he stay home? The situation was extreme, and neither option seemed thinkable. They decided to make a decision by 2°°. My father said, "How God has blessed me," and he died. Immediately the clock struck 2°°.