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Fox News excerpt:
Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 years old, a statement from his family on his Instagram page confirmed.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could," the statement said, adding that he succumbed to lung problems.
"For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road," the statement continued. "A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music."
His family wrote that his "work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them."
The post continued, adding that Weir received his diagnosis in July and began treatment just weeks before he performed a weekend of shows at Golden Gate Park in celebration of 60 years of music.
"Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts," the post read. "Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas. "
Weir is survived by his wife Natascha and their two daughters, Monet and Chloe.’
Full article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/grateful-dead-legend-bob-weir-dies-age-78-surrounded-family-after-cancer-battle.amp
Fox News excerpt:
Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 years old, a statement from his family on his Instagram page confirmed.
"It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could," the statement said, adding that he succumbed to lung problems.
"For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road," the statement continued. "A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music."
His family wrote that his "work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them."
The post continued, adding that Weir received his diagnosis in July and began treatment just weeks before he performed a weekend of shows at Golden Gate Park in celebration of 60 years of music.
"Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts," the post read. "Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas. "
Weir is survived by his wife Natascha and their two daughters, Monet and Chloe.’
Full article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/grateful-dead-legend-bob-weir-dies-age-78-surrounded-family-after-cancer-battle.amp
