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Chicago Co-Founder Walt Parazaider Dies After Bout With Alzheimer’s Disease

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By Nick DeRiso Verified
| KATS-FM (Yakima, WA) Verified
Chicago reed player Walt Parazaider has died after a lengthy bout with Alzheimer's disease. His daughter Felicia and former Chicago guitarist Dawayne Bailey confirmed Parazaider's death at age 81. "Thank you for loving my father, even if you didn’t personally know him," Felicia Parazaider said in a social-media post. "I'm in shock and disbelief and yet not at all. This was the worst six years." Parazaider first revealed his illness in 2021.
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Chicago Co-Founder Walt Parazaider Dies After Bout With Alzheimer’s Disease

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By Nick DeRiso Verified
| KSDL-FM (Sedalia, MO) Verified
Chicago reed player Walt Parazaider has died after a lengthy bout with Alzheimer's disease. His daughter Felicia and former Chicago guitarist Dawayne Bailey confirmed Parazaider's death at age 81. "Thank you for loving my father, even if you didn’t personally know him," Felicia Parazaider said in a social-media post. "I'm in shock and disbelief and yet not at all. This was the worst six years." Parazaider first revealed his illness in 2021.
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Steve Miller sets a pair of fall 2026 concert dates

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