MANILA, Philippines -- Pinoy rock icon Karl Roy, who passed away early Tuesday morning, March 13, was laid to rest Sunday.
After a mass early this afternoon at Mount Carmel church in New Manila Quezon City, Roy's ashes were brought to the family mausoleum at Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina at 5:30 PM.
Friends, fellow musicians, loved ones and fans celebrated Roy's last night at the small chapel of the church where an impromptu tribute concert took place outside.
Music artists including Cynthia Alenxander, Johnny Alegre, Dong Abay, Cookie Chua, Mike Villegas not to mention a "reunited" Kapatid -- Ira Cruz, Nathan Azarcon and J-Hoon Balbuena -- with Razorback frontman and younger brother Kevin Roy, provided the songs and sounds that evening.
Karl Joseph Gregory S. Roy, who fronted alternative rock bands Advent Call, P.O.T and later Kapatid, died from cardiac arrest due to complications brought about by pneumonia. He was 43.
Roy is an iconic figure in the Pinoy rock scene and became one of the purveyors of the emerging alternative music scene in the '90s.
source: interaksyon.com
