Maynard James Keenan is mourning the dying of his father Mike, who died in his house this previous Friday (Feb. 7).
The Device frontman shared a publish on Saturday devoted to his dad’s passing, and it included a collection of pictures in addition to a prolonged caption.
“My Father, Mike Keenan, additionally my Wrestling coach and HS Instructor, handed early yesterday. He went peacefully in his room. And for these of you who knew him, that sounds fairly boring. He lived an fascinating life. He was Lately described as ‘Wild and Ungovernable’,” the singer wrote.
“Only one instance: Over a yr in the past he was hit by the practice in Scottville on his method house from a pow wow. Survived, however refused to go to the hospital for concern they’d maintain him from going aggressive snowboarding in Helsinki in seven days. With damaged ribs. Totaled the truck. MY truck, btw. Hit by the practice that solely comes by means of Scottville as soon as a month. This was my father. And he will probably be missed.”
See the tribute under.
Keenan adopted up the preliminary publish with one other one for people who have been hoping to ship flowers in his honor.
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“These trying to ship flowers or ideas or prayers, issues my father would view as all equally ineffective, as a substitute please make a donation in his identify to the Arizona Raptor Heart or the Sedona Wolf Sanctuary… Thanks,” he wrote within the caption, which included tags for each organizations.
We ship our condolences to Keenan and his family members as they grieve the loss.
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