Rob Laakso, Kurt Vile and the Violators Member, Dies at 44

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The guitar player had been battling cancer.

. “Thank you for giving me the most beautiful life, the most loving and beautiful children and for believing in me every day. You are the light of my life and the only slightest sliver of peace I have is that you are no longer in pain. We’ll be dreaming of you every night until we see you again.”in order to pay for his medical treatment, but following his death, Cornelius provided an update to those who had supported the fundraising effort.

“Please go live life and try something new for him when you feel an ache creeping in. Go make the most of it,” Cornelius urged readers on the GoFundMe page. “He pushed through so much just to sit and bask in the joy of our children running through bubbles in the backyard … that was absolute living to him in our most recent days. It doesn’t have to be grand, just enjoy the present deeply. All of our love and gratitude to you.

Vile himself remembered his friend and bandmate in a long, emotional post shared on Instagram on Monday. “Tributes are never easy but this one is just too close to the bone I guess,” he captioned a photo of the two together. “Yeah he was quiet but there was so much to him. Musical genius. Recording whizz. Best husband and father.

 

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