Devo guitarist Bob Casale's sudden death from heart failure last month was even more tragic than we thought.
Rolling Stone reports that Casale left behind no will and did not have insurance, creating severe financial hardships for his wife and children.
"These expenses are not limited to funeral expenses," says Devo webmaster Michael Pilmer, "but also include recent medical/hospital bills, and for the general family expenses in the absence of Bob. This has hit the Casales hard. We are doing everything we can as friends of the family to soften the impact of Bob's untimely death."
A fund has been established on crowdfunding site GoFundMe to raise $100,000 for Casale's family.
The founding guitarist of Devo, Casale played on every Devo album and at every Devo concert for the past 40 years. Before his untimely death, the band was considering a 40th anniversary tour — if they go ahead with it, a portion of the proceeds will go to Casale's family.
