GENE SIMMONS, PAUL STANLEY AND PETER CRISS, ATTEND ACE FREHLEY’S FUNERAL

Founding KISS members, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss, reunited to lay their former bandmate, Ace Frehley, to rest.

The trio came together for the guitarist’s memorial, in the Bronx borough of New York City, the band’s longtime friend Eddie Trunk shared via Instagram.

“It has been an emotional couple of days to say the least (sic) saying farewell to a rock icon and long time friend,” the SiriusXM personality wrote alongside a memorial prayer card that read, “In Loving Memory of Paul ‘Ace’ D. Frehley.”

“All of the services went as well as they could and were attended by a small group of family and close friends, including the 3 surviving original members of @kissonline,” Trunk added.

The last time Criss, 79, Simmons, 76, Stanley, 73, and Frehley all publicly appeared alongside each other was at the 29th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2014.

The quartet formed KISS in 1973, and have reunited several times throughout the past few decades.

Frehley, born Paul Daniel Frehley, passed way on October 16th at the age of 74. He was reportedly put on life support, after suffering a fall, a couple of weeks prior. TMZ, reported that Frehley had a brain bleed as a result of the fall.

additional source: Page Six of the NY Post

5 Responses

  1. Surreal that Ace (and his parents) are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Woodlawn was were I spent my formative years growing up.

    I am sure Ace fans will eventually come to the cemetery to pay their respects. Do give yourself some time as Woodlawn Cemetery is the final resting place of a number of great musicians/celebrities/etc. Miles Davis and Duke Ellington are buried there. Do check out their website as they give tours.

  2. Attending the funeral of a friend, relative, former co-worker, band mate…..or someone who wore the same uniform is simply a ‘Do the Right Thing’ act.
    A famous fire chief once said:You may not always do everything right, but you should do the right thing. Because of my former occupation…..I’ve been to more funerals than all of you. It was difficult in the beginning, but I eventually realized that attending was a small way for me to know that I was capable of doing the right thing. Your presence if for yourself, your comrades, and survivors who know you can step up when needed. KISS showing up for Ace was exactly what we expected. It doesn’t erase what happened in the past…….the good and the bad……but we all need to grieve in our own personal way.

  3. I hope and pray those three guys put whatever issues they have against each other behind them. I don’t believe Peter has any animosity against Gene and Paul though. Let this be a lesson to us all. Life is very very short and tomorrow is not promised. Live for today and love one another. These four men made up one of the most unique and talented bands in the history of rock n roll. It’s a terrible shame that things didn’t work out for this lineup over the course of Kisstory. But what they did together cannot be denied. And I’m glad that the three living members were able to pay their respects to Ace together.

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