Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was an American musician and songwriter.
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He was the main songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist of the rock band Van Halen, which he co-founded in 1972 with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, alongside bassist Mark Stone and singer David Lee Roth.
Eddie Van Halen’s Cause Of Death
The cause of death was throat cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times, although his ex-wife, actress Valerie Bertinelli, mentioned lung cancer treatment in her tweet.
Previously, press reports have discussed Van Halen’s tongue cancer and his more than a decade long long battle with cancer.
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What were Eddie Van Halen’s last words?
“’I love you are the last words Ed says to Wolfie and me, and they are the last words we say to him before he stops breathing,” wrote Valerie, also mentioning that their son Wolfgang was also past of their last meeting.
Who was with Eddie Van Halen when he died?
In the final weeks of his life, she and Wolfgang spent every day in the hospital, where Eddie was surrounded by his loved ones, including his second wife, Janie Liszewski, and his brother, Alex Van Halen.
They were also there with him in the final moments.


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