I suppose it must just be sheer coincidence. But it seems the people who die from pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive cancers, tend to be gentle, kind, pleasant people. This includes the mother of a friend I've known for years. He is a multi-instrumentalist virtuoso (including bass.) But his mother died of pancreatic cancer. She was one of the kindest people I've ever known.
Saddened to see the passing of Trevor Bolder, quite a loss for music.