Overview
- TMZ and music outlets published the first photos and video of the KISS co-founder’s grave marker, etched "PAUL 'ACE' FREHLEY, 1951–2025," at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Ace Frehley was buried on Oct. 22 after a private memorial on Oct. 21 in Yonkers, with a small group attending that included Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss.
- The Morris County Medical Examiner ruled his death an accident caused by blunt force head trauma from a fall, detailing skull fractures, hemorrhages, a subdural hematoma and a noted stroke.
- Frehley, 74, suffered a serious fall on Sept. 25, was later placed on a ventilator, and died on Oct. 16 after his family removed life support.
- The guitarist, a 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee with KISS, had been working on Origins Vol. 3 as the band and fans continue public tributes.