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Wilson Chapman editorOne month after Depeche Mode keyboardist and founding member Andy Fletcher’s death, the band has released a new statement on social media, confirming the cause of death.In a statement posted to the official Depeche Mode Instagram account on Monday, the band’s remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan said that Fletcher died of an aortic dissection while at his home on May 26, and that his family had asked the band to share the news.“A couple weeks ago we received the result from the medical examiners, which Andy’s family asked us to share with you now,” the post reads. “Andy suffered an aortic dissection while at home on May 26.
So, even though it was far, far too soon, he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering.” The post also described a celebration for Fletcher’s life that Gore and Gahan held, and thanked fans for the outpouring of support they’ve provided Fletcher’s family and love ones in the weeks following his death.“We had a celebration of Andy’s life in London last week, which was a beautiful ceremony and gathering with a few tears, but filled with the great memories of who Andy was, stories of all of our times together, and some good laughs,” the post said. “Andy was celebrated in a room full of many of his friends and family, our immediate DM family, and so many people who have touched Andy’s and our lives throughout the years.
All being together was a very special way to remember Andy and see him off.”“So thank you for all of the love you’ve shown Andy and his family and friends over the last few weeks,” the post continues. “It honestly means the world to all of us.
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Andy Fletcher’s death, his Depeche Mode bandmates revealed his cause of death.“A couple weeks ago, we received the result from the medical examiners, which Andy’s family asked us to share with you now,” they wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post on the band’s official page on Monday. “Andy suffered an aortic dissection while at home on May 26.
Depeche Mode have said that it has been a “a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks” following the death of founder member Andy Fletcher last month. They have also revealed that he died from ‘aortic dissection’ – an internal injury to the heart that usually comes on very suddenly and can be mistaken for a heart attack.“We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we’ve seen from all of you over the last few weeks”, the band wrote on Instagram.
died last month on May 26, with his co-stars confirming that he had an aortic dissection, a serious condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the body’s main artery. Fletcher’s cause of death was disclosed by the band at the request of his family, according to the post. The statement from Dave Gahan and Martin Gore read: ‘We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we’ve seen from all of you over the last few weeks.
UPDATE, with cause of death Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboard player and founding member of the British band Depeche Mode, died after suffering an aortic dissection while at home on May 26, the band said in a statement on Instagram today.
Depeche Mode have thanked their fans and friends for the “outpouring of love” they’ve showed following the death of Andy Fletcher last month.“We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that we’ve seen from all of you over the last few weeks,” remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan wrote on Instagram. “It’s incredible to see all of your photos, to read your words, and to see how much Andy meant to all of you.”“As you can imagine, it’s been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least,” they continued.
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