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Walter Parazaider, Chicago Co-Founder, Flutist and Sax Player, Dies at 81
Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member of Chicago who was with the band from its start in 1967 through his retirement in 2017, died Wednesday, family members announced. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for six years. Parazaider played reed instruments in the band for that 50-year run, and may be most easily recognized for […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Walter Parazaider, Chicago Co-Founder, Flutist and Sax Player, Dies at 81, Walter Parazaider, a co-founding member of Chicago who was with the band from its start in 1967 through his retirement in 2017, died Wednesday, family members announced. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for six years. Parazaider played reed instruments in the band for that 50-year run, and may be most easily recognized for […]
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- Walter Parazaider, Chicago Co-Founder, Flutist and Sax Player, Dies at 81Variety - 2026-06-17T17:04:16+00:00
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