LFO Singer Rich Cronin Dies (VIDEO)

LFO singer Rich Cronin died, TMZ reports.

Cronin wrote the song of the summer of 1999, 'Summer Girls.' His brother told TMZ he had a stroke after a long battle with leukemia. He was 35.

The 'Summer Girls' Video:

Comments

[Chris Garry]

07:46 PM on 09/11/2010

LFO was an awesome band and my heart and prayers go out to his family and anyone suffering from this disease.

[conservicide]

03:59 AM on 09/11/2010

Wow, this song s.u.c.k. sucked!

[Dr Confuso]

07:42 PM on 09/10/2010

Sad. A really nice guy with a load of dignity.

[grata2ude]

06:47 PM on 09/10/2010

Sympathies to his family, The song reminds us there is nothing like the memories of those carefree summers of youth.

[flyinskyler]

06:29 PM on 09/10/2010

I loved LFO and loved Rich since they first came out and I saw them when they were opening for another group at the time they were first coming out. I thought to myself..Wh­at a good looking guy and loved their catchy songs, even though they were lightheart­ed with no deep meaning. They were just fun songs to make you smile. He had been suffering from Leukemia since 2005 and it is so sad as five years is the remission mark where you can finally take a deep breath and think that you have beaten this disease. I am always sad when anyone, especially someone so young, dies of cancer, but its even more heartbreak­ing to me when its after the fifth year. Of course may not recognize Rich from the picture shown by HPost in the article as you can tell he had been on steroids, probably prednisone­, for his illness. It can bloat a person until they are unrecogniz­able. Looking at pictures of him even a year ago, you can tell a huge difference as he was not bloated.
He was a great guy with a good attitude who made me smile. I lost a friend 29 years old recently suddenly to a blood clot and its heartbreak­ing. RIP sweet Rich..you will be missed by so many.
Sad to see one of my celeb crushes are gone but no more pain.

[Mary Lou Fulson]

04:55 PM on 09/10/2010

So sad... God bless his family.

I loved this song when I was 16. I really thought it was written about me. :)

[roch20]

03:22 AM on 09/10/2010

RIP kid.

[OMG1]

11:19 PM on 09/09/2010

I remember this song! So sad. Rest in peace Rich.

[rubygreen]

09:45 PM on 09/09/2010

Cute video and fun song - reminds me of the days at shore even though I'm quite a bit older than this group. Some things never change. Summer girls come and go, everyone starts looking for a boyfriend/­girlfriend for the winter.

Very sad news to here that he lost his battle with leukemia. Condolence­s to his family and friends.

[avagirl]

08:37 PM on 09/09/2010

This is so sad. I remember meeting him in my teeny bopper days at a signing. He was always the cutest and nicest one. Shame how sick and different he looked towards the end and what a tragedy to lose his life at 35. At least he was able to reach some of his dreams before passing...­my heart goes out to his family and friends for this terrible loss.

[princeza]

08:15 PM on 09/09/2010

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.  Taken too young. 

Earlier in the year, a friend and I were comparing songs with horrible lyrics and I brought this one into the conversati­on.  Though it never fails to make me smile.  I watched him on that short-live­d VH1 show "Mission: Manband".  I really liked him, the others... not so much. 

[GrownupStewie]

08:09 PM on 09/09/2010

he liked girls who wore abercrombi­e and fitch..ahh i remember lFO....I wish I was 13 again...

[joelb5000]

07:55 PM on 09/09/2010

I loved that CD and was p***ed that my younger sister stole it from me.

[powercosmic]

05:52 PM on 09/09/2010

Does Rich Cronin appear in the music video?

To me there is no one that looks like the photo in that video, tell me the marker in the video where he appears, thanks.

[Teju]

07:13 PM on 09/09/2010

He is the lead singer, in the blue top.

RIP

[FreddyMerc]

07:29 PM on 09/09/2010

The lead singer/tal­ker. The one they keep showing singing/ta­lking.

[TheLightFantastic]

03:26 PM on 09/09/2010

I remember him from that horrid VH1 show Mission: Man Band. He has a really good attitude and seemed like a good guy. RIP.

[OverIt]

04:08 PM on 09/09/2010

Yes. The show was horrible but he was a bright spot.