Celebrities Who Died in 2021
We're Paying Our Respects to the Stars We've Lost in 2021
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The Kool and the Gang co-founder died in August at age 70. The music group announced his death on Facebook, writing, "On August 7, 2021, Dennis Thomas (known as "Dee Tee"), beloved husband, father and a co-founder of Kool & the Gang, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 70 in New Jersey."