“We are completely devastated and heartbroken,” his family said in a statement.
« In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth. We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others.
« The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!”
While the specific cause of death is yet to be confirmed, the New Yorker’s representative, Lori Lousararian, attributed his passing to a ‘recent fall at his home’, per Rolling Stone.Frehley cemented himself into rock history by shredding on the guitar, but he wasn’t all about the riffs – he also wrote some of KISS’s most iconic tracks, including ‘Cold Gin’, ‘Parasite’, ‘Shock Me’ and ‘Talk to Me’, among others.
Frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have shared how their ‘devastation’.
