‘Grateful Dead’ founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

Bob Weir, a founding member of the legendary San Francisco rock band Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78, his family said on his website Saturday.

“He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could,” his daughter Chloe Weir wrote. “Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”