The Maddigans

The last month has been an interesting one. As some of you may know Nov. 3^rd was our last show with Thaddeus Lake as our bass player. After a lot of talk together we decided to part ways on sad but good terms. The band has been aiming to move to Ontario late spring 2012 and after a lot of thought Thad wasn’t able to commit to the move. Since then we have recruited a new friend and great addition to the band Robbie Sherriff (Prom Night) on bass. We’ve been waiting on Thad’s statement about the lineup change to officially announce it. We were hoping to receive Thad’s letter within the next couple days instead we woke up with horrible news. Thaddeus was in a car with a few friends driving back home when the car got into a fatal accident. All 3 men were killed instantly.

There’s no easy way to put this and there is no way to describe the pain this accident has caused to so many people. As a lot of you have experienced; Thad was a very loyal, caring, positive and genuine guy. He was passionate about so many things including, friendship, love, family, performing, partying and simply making the most of life. It was hard to see him leave as a musical companion and will be even harder to grasp his absence as a best friend. He is a leader and inspiration to all of us.

We are so sorry we didn’t want this to be the way we announced him leaving the band; and definitely not the way we’d like to welcome Robbie into it. This is such an emotional set back for us, but we will be releasing some exciting and pleasant news after our nerves are settled.

Our condolences go out to everyone struggling with this situation. We would also like to thank everyone who has sent us their comforting thoughts and wishes. For those who would like to read more about the accident can view the article on the Edmonton Journal website.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Three+dead+after+crash+south+Edmonton/5772592/story.html

Thanks again to everyone for your support. 

Rest in peace Thaddeus. We love you so much.

<3 Trisha, Benn and Seb.