Gary Rossington, , Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist, , Dead at 71.<br />Gary Rossington, , Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist, , Dead at 71.<br />Fox News reports that the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd died on March 5.<br />His death was confirmed <br />by the band's representative. .<br />It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, <br />Gary Rossington, today, Representative for Lynyrd Skynyrd, via Facebook.<br />Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does, Representative for Lynyrd Skynyrd, via Facebook.<br />Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at <br />this difficult time, Representative for Lynyrd Skynyrd, via Facebook.<br />Rossington's cause of death is not yet known, but he had a history of heart problems.<br />He had a heart attack and subsequent surgery in 2015 and an emergency heart surgery in 2019.<br />Online tributes began to surface following news of Rossington's death.
