Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67

[jrs]

Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67

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Heavy Metal icon Ronnie James Dio died today at age 67 in Houston. According to sources, he was being treated for stomach cancer. Here’s a message from his wife;

“Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.

- Wendy Dio”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmSt1oEIshE

Source: Shock Ya (http://www.shockya.com/news/2010/05/16/ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67/)

[Loner]

Really bummed to see Ronnie James Dio died. Saw him and Whitesnake at Portland Memorial Coliseum in 1984. A friend of mine scored last second tickets. I was living Southern Oregon at the time and we had to drive like Hell to make it. During the drive up we got stoned. I mean, I never got that stoned in my life. I remember a bum crossing the street. I said,"I am not a bum, I'm Jesus Christ!" I thought was so funny, I laughed for an hour. Later we passed a HoneyBaked Ham store. I thought it was so hilarious that a store was dedicated to making honey baked hams, I laughed for hours. Anyways, we managed to find the venue. I started to sober up before the set started. Whitesnake's show was pretty standard. Dio's was over-the-top. Giant dragons, lasers, etc. He played Mob Rules. One of the best days of my life.

[eMilee]

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r.i.p ronnie james dio!! you will be missed greatly by metalheads everywhere!!!!

[mark f]

I still have this album on vinyl so I better find it and give it a spin or two.

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R.I.P.

[sarah f]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv8F8reGa80

[Loner]

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r.i.p ronnie james dio!! you will be missed greatly by metalheads everywhere!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li0et0Tq7sE

Warning: Necrobutcher from Mayhem flips off the camera

[ChasingButterfly]

Rock in Peace man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz3nYch1cbo

[n3wt]

A very sad day for all metal heads, you will be missed \m/

R.I.P

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[Pyro Tramp]

Appropriate tribute to the man
http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=a486238d-a9a8-48ea-b09b-68cede696090

[ChasingButterfly]

Appropriate tribute to the man
http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=a486238d-a9a8-48ea-b09b-68cede696090

I totally agree!

I did hear though that some people are a bit angry about this because, as far as I know, he played Sonisphere last and not Download.

[Pyro Tramp]

Are they? Not really way to mourn or respect him.

I'm hoping bands playing will perform fair amount of Holy Diver covers :D

[ChasingButterfly]

Aye but I think people just love to complain.

Aha same! Coheed and Cambria toured with Heaven and Hell a few years back so I'd expected them to cover one of their songs if not Holy Diver!

[ChasingButterfly]

Dio gets his own day <3

The Los Angeles City Council officially declared May 30 "Ronnie James Dio Day." The announcement was made at Sunday's public memorial service for the legendary heavy metal singer who died of stomach cancer at the age of 67 two weeks earlier.
Eddie Trunk, host of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", read councilmember Paul Koretz's official declaration to those 1,200 mourners gathered inside of Forest Lawn's Hall of Liberty, as well as the hundreds more who crowded the courtyards of the Griffith Park cemetery.
http://content.yieldmanager.com/ak/q.gif Watch video footage of Trunk's announcement here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAInGUyO3jI) (courtesy of Christy Borgman).
Koretz's declaration in full:
"I would like to adjourn in memory of Ronnie James Dio. Born Ronald James Padavona, in Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1942. He had an amazing career in music, marked by tremendous successes with heavy metal bands Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio. He began his career playing with rockabilly bands in the late 1950s, and gained wide exposure in 1972 while his band, Elf, as the opening act for Deep Purple. In 1979, he replaced Ozzy Osbourne as the front man of Black Sabbath. He toured with Black Sabbath until 1982, by then he had formed his own group, DIO.
"Ronnie's charisma on stage was complemented by his compassion offstage. As an organizer for the non-profit organization Children of the Night, he was dedicated to the cause of assisting children who were forcefully subjected to prostitute themselves on the streets. Since 1979, this organization has provided victims of forced prostitution with intervention and counseling, as well as a roof over their heads and a place to sleep.
"He is survived by his wife, Wendy, who is chair of Children of the Night, and his son, Daniel, his father, Pat Padavona, and two grandchildren.
"For his countless fans and admirers, there will be a public memorial service this Sunday, May 30th at 2:00 PM at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills."