Current:Home > ScamsEchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Comedian Tony Knight Dead at 54 After "Freak Accident" With Falling Tree Branches -FutureFinance
EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Comedian Tony Knight Dead at 54 After "Freak Accident" With Falling Tree Branches
Oliver James Montgomery View
Date:2025-04-10 08:20:51
Tony Knight's loved ones are EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Centerhonoring his legacy after his tragic death.
The comedian was attending the Rock&Cars festival in June when he was involved in a "terrible accident," family member Joanne Allen confirmed in a GoFundMe message.
"He was only 54 and having the time of his life. He was fit, healthy, happy and had everything going for him," Joanne, the sister of Tony's longtime partner Hayley Wright, wrote. "He was charismatic, funny, passionate and so very loved by Hayley, his family and his friends all over the world."
According to local reports, an unidentified man was killed and four others were injured when "two large branches" fell from a tree at the festival.
Days after the incident, Tony's partner Hayley paid tribute to him in a moving message.
"He was an exceptionally talented man, with so many strings to his bow," she wrote on Instagram June 11. "There really was nothing he couldn’t do. He was a fantastic friend to so many, an amazing dog Dad….but most of all he was my world & it will never be the same without him."
"He would probably end this with a joke, but that was his talent & not mine….he really did see the bright side of every situation," Hayley concluded. "I’m truly heartbroken & in shock."
veryGood! (5)
Related
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil
- Taylor Swift Cheers on Travis Kelce at Kansas City Chiefs Game Against Green Bay Packers
- Right Here, Right Now Relive Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker’s Love Story
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- This World Soil Day, take a look at the surprising science of soil
- Woman, 65, receives bloodless heart transplant, respecting her Jehovah's Witness beliefs
- Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- College Football Playoff: Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama in. Florida State left out.
Ranking
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices
- Paris Hilton’s Throwback Photos With Britney Spears Will Have You in The Zone
- Takeaways from The AP’s investigation into the Mormon church’s handling of sex abuse cases
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
- Meg Ryan pokes fun at Billy Crystal, Missy Elliott praises Queen Latifah at Kennedy Center Honors
- Pakistan arrests 17 suspects in connection to the weekend bus shooting that killed 10
Recommendation
Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
UN warns that 2 boats adrift on Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
Committee snubbing unbeaten Florida State makes a mockery of College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff: Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama in. Florida State left out.
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Opening statements begin in Jonathan Majors assault trial in New York
Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
AP PHOTOS: 2023 was marked by coups and a Moroccan earthquake on the African continent