• Bob Weir, 78

    From Mark Shaw@mshaw@panix.com to alt.obituaries on Sun Jan 11 00:22:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.obituaries

    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/grateful-dead-legend-bob-weir-dies-age-78-surrounded-family-after-cancer-battle

    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."
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