Ronald LaPread, the former bassist of the Commodores, has died. He was 75.
On Saturday, Ronald’s daughter Soraya LaPread announced that her father died with a statement on her Instagram Story. The cause of death was not immediately made available.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has passed,” wrote Soyala.
The New Zealand Herald, the local paper where Ronald lived for 40 years, reported that he died after a “sudden medical event.”
Born Sept. 4, 1950 in Florida, Ronald LaPread was one of the original Commodores
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