Ritchie Valens' brother, Bob, became a substance abuser and suffered from depression following the death of his younger brother in 1959. He passed away at the age of 81 on 15 September 2018.

Ritchie Valens was rescued from obscurity by a 1987 ... Connie Valens was 8 when her brother died. She remembers his warmth and big presence, how she’d be sad when he left for a tour, how ...

The only biography was 1987’s “Ritchie Valens ... fell apart. Connie Valens was 8 when her brother died. She remembers his warmth and big presence, how she’d be sad when he left for a ...

The only biography was 1987’s “Ritchie Valens, the First Latino Rocker” by ... Without him, the family, which had held together only tenuously, fell apart. Connie Valens was 8 when her brother died.