Feb 04
Pedro Knight Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 23:00 · 101 words · print
Pedro Knight, an accomplished trumpeter and the widower of legendary salsa singer Celia Cruz, has died. He was 85.
The Cuban-American salsero died Saturday morning at a hospital in Arcadia, Calif., said hospital spokesman Tony Yang. Knight suffered for years from diabetes and other ailments, but his family requested that details of his death be kept private.
Relatives planned to release a statement later this week, Yang said.
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Funeral arrangements were being prepared in New York City.
Knight is survived by one daughter from a previous marriage, Ernestina Knight of Tampa, Fla.; and four children in Cuba: Pedro, Roberto, Emilia and Gladys.
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