Michael J. Ronstadt, brother of Linda, dies at 62

[Kali]

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Michael J. Ronstadt, the youngest brother of singer Linda Ronstadt, died Sunday night. He was 62 years old.

Ronstadt was a prominent musician in Tucson, performing for years with his sons Michael G. and Petie Ronstadt, in the Ronstadt Generations band. His last performance with the group was in June, when they released “In the Land of the Setting Sun.” The album came out in May and the group performed several CD release concerts.

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In addition to his two sons, Michael J. Ronstadt is survived by his wife, Deborah; sister Linda; brother Peter; granddaughter Annabelle; and dozens of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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1. RIP, love Linda Ronstadt. So sad for her.

[Ptah]

2. Adios, Compadre - from the Tucson Weekly

A gathering of the tribes was held Saturday at the ranch of a life long friend of the Ronstadt clan to remember a musician, historian, father and all around solid guy – Michael J. Ronstadt.

Ronstadt passed away Sunday, Aug. 7 in hospice care, surrounded by loved ones at his side, playing and singing music to carry him out of the world.

The song seemed to continue last weekend at the family gathering. With horses grazing peacefully in the pasture behind them and a big-screen view of the Catalinas in bright sun and rain, a few hundred family members, closest friends, musical compadres and children gathered to sing the old songs their fathers and grandfathers sang on the old family ranch, and to experience the joys of pot luck communion before sending balloons skyward toward building giant cloud castles. The old songs that Federico Ronstadt brought from Mexico, and which Mike Ronstadt and his sons sang to fans around the globe—Cancion Mixteca and A La Orilla de un Palmar—brought the whole family of cousins, nieces and nephews and more to sing out in that perfect Ronstadt harmony that is as instinctive as effortless with this bunch.

There was no speechifying, no tearful remembrances or holy orations. Just the honoring of the spirit of a quiet, thoughtful man who all who met came to love.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/adios-compadre/Content?oid=7276620