Founding Sanctuary guitarist Sean Blosl has died at 58 years previous. In keeping with co-founding Sanctuary guitarist (and Blosl‘s cousin) Lenny Rutledge, Blosl died in a “car associated accident in Seattle” earlier this 12 months. An obituary on The Chronicle factors to August 26, 2024 as Blosl‘s date of demise. Blosl performed in Sanctuary between 1985 and 1990 alongside future Nevermore members Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard.
“It’s with a really heavy coronary heart that I’ve to announce that Sean Blosl handed away earlier this 12 months,” wrote Rutledge. “He was concerned in a car associated accident in Seattle. I’ve struggled with posting about this information. I’m not a fan of the social media demise bulletins, however I understand that despite the fact that I feel it is a personal household matter, Sean was additionally a vital a part of the Seattle music scene.
“Sean was my cousin, however to us we had been way more like my brothers. We had a musical dream after we had been children that turned a actuality. With out Sean by my facet I don’t know if I’d have had the chance to make this musical journey. It is vitally tough to sum up a lifetime of affection, recollections and experiences however I’ll at all times keep in mind Sean as an inspiration and a trainer.
“RIP Brother. I’ll see you on the opposite facet.”
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