Late yesterday afternoon, Rich Cronin of LFO passed away after suffering a stroke as a result of his lengthy battle with leukemia. Cronin was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia in 2005 after suffering bouts with exhaustion and headaches. After going into remission in 2006, Cronin founded the Rich Cronin Hope Foundation, which was intended to bring awareness to the disease, and encouraged people to donate blood and bone marrow to those suffering it. Cronin was in remission for four years after relapsing earlier this summer. He was 35 years old.
Let’s take a moment to pay homage to the writer of “Summer Girls,” the man who started the Jennifer Love Hewitt fascination back in the late nineties, and an all-around good guy.
RIP, Rich.