Overview
- Weir’s family said he transitioned peacefully after overcoming cancer but later succumbed to underlying lung issues.
- Diagnosed in July 2025, he began treatment weeks before returning to the stage with Dead & Company in San Francisco.
- A 1965 co-founder with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Weir helped define the Dead’s improvisational sound as a vocalist, songwriter and rhythm guitarist.
- His death leaves drummer Bill Kreutzmann as the last surviving founding member of the Grateful Dead.
- He is survived by his wife, Natascha, and daughters Monet and Chloe, as tributes highlight a legacy that includes Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1994 and Kennedy Center recognition in 2024.