{"id":28365,"date":"2010-05-16T17:51:28","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T00:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=28365"},"modified":"2010-05-16T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-17T00:53:10","slug":"ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2010\/05\/16\/ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie James Dio Dead at 67"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heavy Metal icon Ronnie James Dio died today at age 67 in Houston.  According to sources, he was being treated for stomach cancer.  Here&#8217;s a message from his wife;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. 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