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Tommy Marth Dead: Saxophonist Who Played With the Killers at 33, Cause of Death Ruled a Suicide
- Posted on Apr 24th 2012 1:00PM by Cameron Matthews
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"Last night we lost our friend Thomas Marth. Our prayers are with his family. There's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight. Travel well, Tommy."
Marth, a Las Vegas native, featured on the Killers' sophomore record Sam's Town and 2008's Day and Age, delivering carefully constructed sax lines for the hit albums.
He also performed regularly with Las Vegas band the Big Friendly Corporation. Early this morning, the group's Timothy Styles spoke about Marth's death on his weekly podcast.
"There's been a death in the family. A very tragic one. Essentially what has happened is Ryan Marth and Melissa Marth of the Big Friendly, their middle sibling Tommy, passed away this morning at rather a young age. I'm not going to go into details. People who know him will hear the truth about it later on. But it's not natural causes."
According to Las Vegas Weekly, no cause of death has been reported for the 33-year-old. Marth is survived by his parents and his aforementioned siblings.
UPDATE: Las Vegas Weekly reports that Marth's dead has officially been ruled a suicide. The Associated Press says the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
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damn shame whether your religious or not
April 27 2012 at 11:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replymay the Lord our God have mercy on your soul Tommy Marth
April 27 2012 at 6:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyno one knows the pain he was feeling to end his life. Sometimes people have a disorder that causes these feelings of depression that is difficult for people to talk about it.
April 26 2012 at 7:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
GinaD
And so can you! Give your life to Jesus Christ today. Seal your eternity with the Sinners Prayer. And in doing so all the worries of the this WORLD just dont matter as much. i was once a dope fiend but Gods Grace turned me to a HOPE FIEND. My prayer is that his family reaches out to Christ. And finds comfort in his Grace and Love!!!!
April 26 2012 at 7:21 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyThere goes another one.
April 26 2012 at 7:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply GinaD
lets just hope he asked for forgivness before he blasted his dome. I serve a Mighty God of Mercy. And if not well to put it lightly.. There isnt no saxaphone in Hell. Just gnashing of teeth. Lake of fire for ETERNITY. i just thank God daily and i can give ALL my worries to him.
April 26 2012 at 7:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replythat's awful! somewhere a family and friends are grieving a loved one. Maybe you should try to practice some of that Mercy that God demands.
April 26 2012 at 7:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
EskimoPie
Okay GinaD. You obvisously don't know him. Or have any cooth. Tommy had been a friend of mine for 15 years. And really I think he would say a Big "EFF" you to ya and let you know that there Definitely ARE SAXAPHONES and Musicians in Hell. Just so you know, there are hundreds of Las Vegas Locals who are currently grieving his death, and you should keep you own damn business between you and your God.
May 01 2012 at 6:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPrayers for the famiy and friends.
April 26 2012 at 6:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLife is too short as it is. However, we are not the ones to judge anyone. All we can do is convince them that it's better to be a warrior in life and take everything bad that happens to you as a challenge. There is not one person on this planet who is a failure. Even those we hate are good at something. We all have special gifts to give to one another and there is always hope. Somewhere someone is there to give hope. We are NEVER alone.
April 26 2012 at 6:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWHY DID HE HURT HIMSELF?
April 26 2012 at 6:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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