India, Oct. 17 -- Ace Frehley, the former lead guitarist of KISS, died at 74 on Thursday in Morristown, New Jersey. He was put on life support a few weeks back, but given his health had not shown signs of improvement, TMZ had reported his family members were considering turning off the life support.

Frehley's death was announced by his family in a statement. They said "We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth. We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others. The magnitude of his passing is ...