An angel silenced

The Blade reports:

 

Peter Fox, a likable local gay singer/songwriter, died early Monday morning, according to a statement released by his family. He was 45 and died of central nervous system lymphoma according to his friend, fellow musician Tom Nichols.

Fox, a Pompton Plains, N.J., native, studied business and music at Pennsylvania State University and had devoted the last seven years mostly to singing. He performed at corporate and LGBT events, sang at the 2010 AIDS Walk and performed a cabaret show last summer at Signature Theatre. He had previously been active in the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington and sang in its Potomac Fever ensemble. His eponymous debut album came out in May, 2010. By day he was membership director for an HIV medical certification association. He had previously been a truck driver....

Fox became ill suddenly in November. A round of chemotherapy did not go well and doctors advised no further chemo treatment, Nichols said. Fox had just performed with Nichols at the release party for Nichols’ debut album. The two had sung together for more than a decade in the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington.

Fox was single but previously had a relationship with Antonio Casavez who lives in Australia but returned to the U.S. to be with Fox in his final weeks. Casavez declined to comment but Nichols said the two had “a special relationship” and even when they were in relationships with others, “were soul mates and had a special place in each other’s hearts.”

The above video is from GMCW's 2004 holiday concert, Men in Tights: A Pink Nutcracker. The song is "When You Meet an Angel" by Eric Lane Barnes. As you can see, Peter had a beautiful talent. The chorus has had many fine voices over its thirty years, but none finer than Peter's. At a memorial gathering on Friday at Foundry United Methodist Church, friends of his sang the same song for Peter's last capacity crowd. Too sad for words.

Joey DiGuglielmo writes here. Metro Weekly reports here. To hear more recordings of Peter, and even download his mobile app, check out his website.