FeedBreaking news: Peorian, WHS grad Dan Fogelberg is dead
December 16, 2007 in Local Tags: Dan Fogelberg
From the PJS:
Peoria native Dan Fogelberg, an influential singer and songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, died today at his Maine home after a battle with prostate cancer. He was 56.
Fogelberg was before my time at Woodruff High School. One of my English teachers — Wendy Blickenstaff — attended WHS with him.
He’s probably the most famous grad we have.
Reuters’ version is here.
Peoria History has an article here.
December 16th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Rest in peace, Danny - you were an inspiration to us all at Woody High, even us in the Class of 88 …
December 16th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Sad news indeed. My lovely and talented better half has some connections-through-WHS-classmates with Mr. Fogelberg as well.
December 16th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Another Peoria native son passes…
December 17th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Sorry to see Dan pass so young.
I never cared for his music… thought it was too sugary to keep down… but I was glad to see a local guy make it reasonably big on the worldwide stage for a spell.
Rest in peace, Dan.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
I enjoyed Dan’s music and appreciated that he was from here. Sad news, indeed.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
While I’ve got to agree that much of Dan’s stuff was a bit too marzipannish for my taste, “Same Old Lang Syne” is the quintessential Peoria nostalgia song, perfect at this time of year when returnees can occasionally run into lovers and friends at the grocery store.
The song always raised the question about lax policing of beer-drinkers in Glen Oak Park, however.