New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45 after cancer battle: “My biggest dream was to be married to a beautiful wife that would love me and have a daughter”

New Found Glory guitarist and co-founder Chad Gilbert died Sunday, September 20, at age 45 following a yearslong battle with cancer.

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