Mike Fackler: My heart is broken. I’ve lost my brother in law, friend and fellow musician. Devon Stone was great human being and will be missed. He is survived by Stacey Stone and Leo Stone who could use our support in this trying time. Please give what you can, every little bit helps. Hug your loved ones! https://www.facebook.com/Fackmanf
Stacey Stone: I’m not sure where to start. It’s incredibly difficult to share the news that we lost Devon unexpectedly. I spent more than 20 years of my life with Devon, and our son Leo is an amazing young man. We’ll never be the same, and we’re so grateful for the support system of family and friends holding us up.
Sharing this Go Fund Me link to help us with expenses. Thank you for any support you can provide and for sharing with others. https://www.facebook.com/stacey.stone.56
Honoring Devon: Supporting his family
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we share the news of Devon’s sudden passing. We love Devon. He had a wonderful sense of humor and an infectious laugh. He cherished his family and was so proud of his son Leo. The Denver music community knows the incredible talent Devon had as a drummer, and how much he appreciated all genres of music. He will be sorely missed by all of us who loved and cared for him.
Unfortunately, there are unanticipated expenses and we’re asking for help to settle his estate and support Leo and Stacey. Our initial goal is to raise $10,000. Any contribution is appreciated, as is sharing this link to help us achieve and exceed our goal.
His Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Oct 30 at 11:00 a.m. at Drinkwine Family Mortuary. 999 W Littleton Blvd, Littleton, CO 80120. All are welcome.
Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and support.
Bridget Burton, Organizer
Centennial, CO
https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-devon-supporting-his-family
Photo: Devon Stone and son Leo | From the GoFundMe page
OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
Warning Signs of Suicide – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or if you want to discuss, call the old numbers at 800-273-TALK or 800-273-8255 for English and 888-628-9454 for Spanish. Learn the signs of someone who may be contemplating suicide.
Posting for my Veteran/singer/songwriter/musician friend Troy Hoss: Heavy on my heart so here goes: This is a very real problem … 22 Veterans a day surrender to their demons. #SuicideAwareness | Call Veteran’s Hotline: 988 #1 or 844-647-1354
From Care2 via Jock Bartley on Facebook: Trump shut down our LGBTQ+ suicide and mental health hotline, but CANADA opened a US toll-free number to theirs… so our citizens can get help anytime, at no cost: 1-877-330-6366
Kindness & empathy have no borders.
If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, find them at http://www.wikipedia.com
October 2026
21: Şahan Arzruni, 83, Armenian-Turkish pianist, composer and lecturer; David Šmídt, 49, Czech musician and director of the Evropa 2 radio station.
19: Hilkka Kinnunen, 101, Finnish operatic soprano and actress (Song of Warsaw, April’s Coming); Mr. Whitekeys, 79, American musician.
18: Lua Blanco, 39, Brazilian actress (Rebelde, Soulbound) and singer (Rebeldes), intestinal cancer; Benito di Paula, 84, Brazilian singer-songwriter (“Charlie Brown”), prostate cancer.
17: Deva, 75, Indian film composer and singer (Manasukketha Maharasa, Vaigasi Poranthachu, Annaamalai), cardiac arrest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_(composer)
16: Pavel Anton, 90, Moldovan composer; Sam Noto, 96, American jazz trumpeter; Soner Olgun, 67, Turkish musician, pancreatic cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Anton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Noto (Worked with Stan Kenton)
15: Jonas “Heavy” Stentäpp, 50, Swedish musician (Mimikry, Dökött), lung cancer.
14: Alpay, 91, Turkish singer; Toluwanisings, 41, Nigerian gospel singer.
