A Grateful Dead fan died after collapsing while dancing at Dead & Company ’ s homecoming shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this past weekend.
According to a GoFundMe page started by his children, Fred Cothard “suddenly collapsed” at the concert. Jody Leddy, who attended the show with Cothard, added in a Facebook post that Cothard fell while they were dancing to “They Love Each Other.”
“I am blessed & honored to have been there with him every moment yesterday before, during & after his passing,” Leddy wrote. “I was holding him, talking to him about his kids, & kissing him until hours after the doctor pronounced him, until I got in touch with his daughter.” Related Video
According to his obituary , Cothard was 54 at the time of his death and operated his own construc