Julius La Rosa has died. (Sorry if this is a dupe.)

[femmocrat]

Julius La Rosa, the celebrated 1950s singer who reinvented himself as a television, stage and nightclub performer after his young career was thrown into turmoil by a bizarre and humiliating on-the-air firing by Arthur Godfrey before a national audience, died on Thursday at his home in Crivitz, Wis. He was 86.

More at link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/16/arts/television/julius-la-rosa-dead-86-singer.html

[Worried senior]

1. I live six miles north

of Crivitz, would love to know where he lived but the funeral home in Crivitz is in charge of the private service.

His wife's brother still lives up here but don't know the name, I'm sure they'd like privacy. Julius and his wife moved here in November so chances are we might have run across them but not know it.

[monmouth4]

2. I loved Julie and listened to him all of the time. Godfrey was a POS and lost all kinds of

popularity and credibility after that horrible incident. He was so thin-skinned and Julie was well liked by William B. Williams back in the day. Godfrey was jealous of LaRosa..

[Kingofalldems]

3. Here is his on air firing.

I remember my mother being shocked.

[longship]

4. Why anybody liked Arthur Godfrey, I'll never know.

Now Julius La Rosa... There was quality.

RIP Julius!

[Greybnk48]

5. I LOVED Julius La Rosa when I was a kid.

I live south of Crivitz and had no clue he lived there.