It is a sad, sad day for music today. We lost another great one, Chi Cheng, bassist for Deftones had battled for four years to survive a devestating car crash on November 4, 2008. Chi has spent most of his time in a coma and recently he was thought to have shown signs of improvement and showing signs of conciousness. Chi lost his battle at 3 AM on April 13th. The following statement was posted by his mother on their site www.oneloveforchi.com
Our dearest Family,
This is the hardest thing to write to you. Your love and heart and devotion to Chi was unconditional and amazing. I know that you will always remember him as a giant of a man on stage with a heart for every one of you. He was taken to the emegency [sic] room and at 3 am today his heart just suddenly stopped. He left this world with me singing songs he liked in his ear.
He fought the good fight. You stood by him sending love daily. He knew that he was very loved and never alone. I will write more later. I will be going through the oneloveforchi and any other information may not be reliable. If you have any stories or messages to share please send them to the onelove site. Please hold Mae and Ming and the siblings and especially Chi’s son, Gabriel in your prayers. It is so hard to let go.
With great love and “Much Respect!” Mom J (and Chi)
Please take the time to honor Chi and remember what a strong and energetic soul he was. He was one of our local heroes and this one hits too close to home for me. I literally am speechless after learning of this.
Rest in Peace, Chi. You will be missed.
Take time to honor Chi by watching the tribute that my son put together for Chi.
~ Marisol
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