‘BELOVED HUSBAND AND DAD DEAD’
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a co-founder of the legendary soul-funk band Kool and the Gang, died on Saturday at age 70, the group announced.
Thomas, “beloved husband, father and a co-founder of Kool & the Gang, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 70 in New Jersey,” said a Facebook statement from the group.
Another founding member, Ronald Bell, died last year.
“An original member of Kool & the Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential cool cat in the group, loved for his hip clothes and hats, and his laid-back demeanor,” his bandmates wrote.
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