Casey Kasem’s Irrevocable Trust Reached the Stars as his Family’s Nasty Quarrel Ends with His Passing Opines UltraTrust.com
PR Web |
American radio personality and voice actor
For nearly four decades, Kasem counted down the hit songs that entertained various generations on his weekly American Top 40 radio show. From rock to disco and from punk to rap, Kasem's mellifluous voice introduced us to popular music as well as long distance dedications, interesting stories and wise words of positive encouragement. He also entertained children as the voice of Shaggy Rogers, the lovable hippie and best friend of
Kasem was 82 years old when he passed (1). He is survived by his widow
Although Kasem will be fondly remembered for being one of the most positive voices on radio and one of the nicest guys in the entertainment industry, his last days were filled with sickness and ugly turmoil that was exacerbated with lurid coverage by gossip and tabloid news reporters (5).
The unpleasant circus that
Due to concerns over Kasem's health care, his daughters filed for conservatorship. "This is when things got complicated for the Kasem clan," explained
According to the
The battle over Kasem's health care was sparked by an interpretation of the advance directive as a living will. According to Billboard (8), Kasem's daughter thought that the time had come to stop feeding and hydrating her father; however, his wife disagreed. At some point during the conservatorship proceedings, Kasem was admitted to the hospital due to an infected bedsore. His daughters wanted to execute Kasem's advance directive, but his wife opposed.
Dreadful theatrics marred the conservatorship proceedings. According to the
"What a mess," commented
To conclude,
About
For 30 years,
#
Sources:
1. hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_CASEY_KASEM?SITE=KING&SECTION=DEFAULT&TEMPLATE=ENTERTAINMENT.html
2. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1184740/ruling-in-conservatorship-of-casey-kasem.txt
3. voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=1806
4. hollywoodreporter.com/news/casey-kasems-widow-handle-djs-712152
5. hollywoodreporter.com/news/casey-kasems-daughter-denies-stepmothers-710987
6. edition.cnn.com/2014/05/15/showbiz/casey-kasem-whereabouts/
7. chicagotribune.com/health/sns-rt-us-casey-kasem-advance-directives-20140616,0,1474021.story
8. billboard.com/articles/news/6114111/casey-kasem-judge-orders-hold-on-end-of-life-measures-wife-dont-let-them-kill
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Irrevocable_Trust_plan/Casey_Kasem/prweb11959417.htm
Copyright: | (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |
Wordcount: | 1052 |
Amada Senior Care Expands to Northeastern US
Advisor News
Annuity News
Health/Employee Benefits News
Life Insurance News