Jay Funk Dawg Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 R.I.P. Neil Hope a.k.a "Wheels" on Degrassi Jr. High Just found out on Facebook via one of his high school friends. He's been missing for years, and his family just found out he died back in 2007... He was estranged from his family for such a long time, his whereabouts have been unknown until now. He apparently struggled with addiction issues but on twitter it says he died of natural causes. I used to hear about him working at Money Mart on Lakeshore & Islington in Toronto and getting upset that people recognized him from Degrassi. ....Child stardom, sounds like it's a killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 So Sad. Love the original Degrassi. I wonder how Snake is taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 RIP.I hope he's hitch-hiked his way to meet his birth father in that great big Port Hope in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 RIP, amen brother. Not the most timely news, but damn, talk about giving the heart strings a painful tugging Jay Dawg! I'll always remember Wheels as the awkwardly good-natured, pink-sweater wearing bass player of Zit Remedy. He brought a lot of people joy and happiness with his music. He also stood by his glasses, for better or worse.'Everybody wants something, they'll never give up' I don't even want to talk about 'School's Out!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) I wonder if this is going to be mentioned by any media.... Edited January 16, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Not the most timely news, but damn, talk about giving the heart strings a painful tugging Jay Dawg!Give credit to Jay Dawg for being a month ahead of the curve. This story just broke mainstream today:http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/02/16/neil-hope-obit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I forget who it was on Facebook that he's citing, but I have the same 'friend' and saw it there first too. Who was that again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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