MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE – Zach Sobiech, a terminally ill Minnesota teenager who touched the hearts of millions of people with a farewell song he wrote to his family and friends, died Monday morning.
When he was told that a rare form of bone cancer had left him with only a few months to live, the Stillwater High School senior wrote a song titled “Clouds” in which he said goodbye to the people around him. “Maybe someday I’ll see you again,” he sang. “We’ll fly up in the clouds and we’ll never see the end.”
Originally recorded on Sobiech’s cellphone, the song caught the attention of professional musicians who helped him record a studio version. It became a sensation, attracting more than 2.9 million YouTube views and making Sobiech an international media celebrity, with stories about him appearing everywhere from Billboard magazine to the United Arab Emirates Press.
His death was announced on his CaringBridge Web page in a simple statement saying, “He was surrounded by his sisters, brother, parents and girlfriend. We love him dearly.
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