American country singer (1932–1995).
Born December 14th, 1932 in Colt.
Died July 25th, 1995 at 62 years old in Hammond (pulmonary embolism).
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel