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Walter Parazaider, Founding Member of Rock Band Chicago, Dead at 81
- Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the rock band Chicago, died Wednesday at age 81 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease.
- Parazaider co-founded the group, initially named The Big Thing, in 1967, remaining a constant member until his 2018 retirement.
- Contributing saxophone and flute to hits like "Colour My World," Parazaider joined bandmates for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
- His wife of 59 years, JacLynn Parazaider, told TMZ he passed away at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday; his daughter Felicia Helen Parazaider confirmed the death on Facebook.
- Parazaider was among an estimated 6.9 million Americans living with Alzheimer's, which the Mayo Clinic identifies as the most common cause of dementia.
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Chicago Founding Member Walter Parazaider Dead at 81
Ken Young, Wiki Commons (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License) Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider has died at the age of 81. Death Announcement The musician lost his six-year battle with Alzheimer’s, a type of dementia that impacts memory, thinking, and behavior, at 2:10 am on Wednesday morning while in hospice, surrounded by his wife, JacLynn. She added to TMZ, “He had put up a good fight with Alzheimer’s, and un…
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