Herbert Worthington has passed away
 

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Sad news. What a wonderful photographer.

Condolences to all who knew and loved him.

*It was posted on Jessi's facebook page.

That's terrible to hear.

Just recently I was thinking about which
of his photos of Stevie to remove from one
of my rooms. They're great, but I'm just
tired of them. Decisions...

I believe he emailed me a time or two. He
seemed like a nice fellow. He certainly had
talent.

Herb w
 

Is this true? if so very sad. A very talented man and lovely to deal with. bought photos from him over the years and he was a great guy.

his photos are/were awesome.
some of the best of Stevie :thumbsup:

RIP Herbert.

It is sad news, prayers for his family and those who love him.

RIP Herbie, thanks for the amazing photos.

Well this is my experience with Herbie. My son Sean asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him I wanted the 2008 Stevie calendar. I had the 2007 and he had already put out 08 and 09 calendars. I figured I would get 08 and then get 09 later on. So he sent the money but I didn't get the calendar. He e-mailed us and said he was spending the holidays with Stevie and her family and would get it out as soon as he got back. I still didn't get the calendar. So I told Sean I would e-mail him one more time and then I'm done with it. Well he had sent the calendar but i didn't know that he had sent it. So he e-mailed me back and super apologized for the mess and not only sent me the 08 calendar we paid for but also sent me an 09 calendar for free. So I didn't get it for christmas but I was super happy to get both like that. It was very sweet of him to do that for me.

Thanks for the photos, Herbie. Rest in peace.

RIP Herbert. Thanks for your amazing work.

Can someone post the news source link? Something this serious deserves an official confirmation. Thanks.

As far as I know there are just the facebook comments on Jessi's page:

Nixi Nicks: Well, lost another good one. At this point I don't know how death still gets to me. A man who was very close to me, my family, my father, passed away. He was family. I love you, Herby. You will be in my prayers.

Lori Nicks: It was a tough one, my angel... I'm sorry for you and your dad, especially... but at least we have his legacy.... beautiful photos to remember him by.. God bless you, Herbie....

Mary Torrey-DeVitto: Wow, I just can't believe it…Yes he will be remembered. Love you Herbie, Rest in Peace, my Friend...

Oh no....how sad. He will be missed. I was lucky to have hung out with him many years ago. Such a great guy and a great photographer! Will always appreciate his work and may he rest in peace.

I'm so sad to hear this news.Rest in peace Herbie.I love your photography.

I found this on the Fleetwood Mac News site.

http://www.fleetwoodmacnews.com/2013...vie-nicks.html

This is just a fan site (Peter's) just like mine. He trolls the web and Google Alerts for information just like me. Really, we're not as special as we like to think we are. :lol:

We really need someone more official (a major outlet, at the very least) to speak on behalf of someone's death, especially when they're this close to the band and the many fans who have met Herbie in person.

No offense, but are Jessi, Lori and Mary, Ken & Tai (she tweeted earlier) not official enough? To me, they are more official than any so called news source, which typically get their info now from social media anyway. Shrug. I think all of you guys do a pretty great job of keeping us informed and in the loop. Peter did break the news about John after all.

I mean an official statement, not piecing together various reactions from an initially semi-private conversation, which is how people found out.

Actually, Fleetwood Mac's official FB page broke the news about John's cancer, at least that's what was reported here.

Like I said before, fan sites troll the web for information, just like bots. We should NOT be treated like we're the official sites. That honor should have gone to The Penguin many years ago.

It's not even clear there's ever going to be an "official statement" about this passing. So, since the validity of the fact seems clear, it's good that there's a n outlet for spreading the word to people who would like to know. Michele

I don't mean a statement just saying: "Herbert Worthington is dead." I mean something that just acknowledges his passing, his work (particularly with Rumours), and maybe a few words about his life, more or less a public eulogy that gets issued as an official statement. Hopefully a few mainstream music writers will write about him. I think his contributions warrant at least that.

I don't know. I just know I read it on FM news & reviews fb feed way before here. Maybe he got the info from their site but that would be a first. (Lol)

I understand your point though.

The FM Facebook post is what caused all the confusion. They reported the news before the tour had ended and then removed it and then reposted it later.

OK I forgot about that was Pete's site.Stevie probably make a statement about Herbie in time.

Aw...sad day. Rest in peace, Herbie.

I initially posted that I feel people should "use caution" about donating for funeral expenses since there's so many con artists hovering around waiting to swoop in - however - For whatever it's worth, somebody named Beverly Worthington has a Facebook account - https://www.facebook.com/bevworthington/ - this presumably is his sister - there is at least one photo of her with someone who is clearly Herbert W. III - on her page, it can be seen that under the "About" section of her page, Bobby Del Bostwick - her son, is listed - he is the cousin that is asking for donations to help raise money for the funeral expenses and so that he and his son can fly out to help with the arrangements. (The photo on his Facebook matches the one on the donations site.)
So I feel reasonably certain that the request for financial help that he posted on Fleetwood Mac News is legit.

Kudos to Dark Angel/Lisa from The Ledge for digging all that up.

(https://www.facebook.com/bobby.bostwick)

To try to be more clear: There is what appears to be a legitimate request from the family to help with the final arrangements for Herbert Worthington III. They're having trouble and are asking for help from the FM fan community. Looking into the details appears to confirm that this is a 100% legitimate request. The details of their request, relayed by his cousin Bobby Bostwick, can be found on the Fleetwood Mac News website.

P.S. - The photo, apparently, is of Beverly and Herbert Worthington "back in the day," and I believe the boy may be Bobby del Bostwick. That's from Beverly Worthington's Facebook page.

Is this a hypothetical scenario or this actually happening??? :confused:

Yeah, it's very sketchy. The least that the person should do is provide some credible information about the wake and burial service. Where's the obituary? All of this is being handled very poorly.

I think that's the point - there was no one to handle it. Very sad. I would imagine there is no obit because there is no money to pay a funeral home who handles that - and they charge extra for that too if you want it in a big paper and not just the standard notice.

I have family members who will be in the same situation one day with no life insurance to cover funeral costs and no family who can cough it up.

Hypothetical - However I've completely changed my post because it turns out that there is convincing proof that it's a legitimate request for help, from Herbert W.'s cousin. Please see my edited post for that.

I don't know. Herbie was not a poor man, nor did he seem like someone who wouldn't help his family out financially. I just hope people won't start blinding giving to someone without having all the facts (and piecing together things found on Facebook is not sufficient).

Oh ok. I was reading things that suggested he was in a bind.

I don't know who this person on FB is, but I know that Herbie received commercial royalties from his photos that were used for Rumours, Bella Donna, The Wild Heart, TVBOFM, Crystal Visions, etc. He was not in dire financial straits. Unless he specified someone specific in his will, that money's going to family.

Here's a news report:

Found Dead in his South Pasadena Home

By Bill Glazier Review Editor
Published: November 13, 2013 05:39:50 PM
Herbert W. Worthington III, iconic Fleetwood Mac photographer who made his home in South Pasadena, has passed away.

South Pasadena police entered his home in the 600 block of Prospect Avenue on Sunday afternoon to discover Worthington’s body. Sources are saying Worthington could have been dead for several days.

Worthington’s photos of the famed group were admired by millions of fans worldwide over the years.

Many commented on his website, recognizing the legend for his contributions to the band. He was revered for his pictures of Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

“Rest in peace Mr. Worthington,” wrote one anonymous fan. “Thank you for your beautiful work.”

Lorenzini Coleman added, “Amazing photographer. You left an amazing trail of awesomeness!”

Contributed Diane Marie, “Very sad news, indeed. Thank you for every captured moment. Thank heavens you were there.”

Sub-Headline : Found Dead in his South Pasadena Home
ByLine : By Bill Glazier Review Editor

http://south.pasadenanow.com/fleetwo...er-remembered/

^Well, that's sobering.

Michele

Wow I really hope the part about him not being found for several days is not true...
Did he not have any family or friends that would have noticed they hadn't heard from him...

That's always sad. But it takes awhile for you to conclude something is wrong. With my dad (I was in California and he was in Illinois), he called me on a Thursday night and I should have called him back then, but we always spoke on Saturday, so I just said I'd talk to him on Saturday.

Well, Saturday I could not get him and I gave him a day before I figured something was wrong. So, I didn't call 911 until Sunday and, from what I can tell, he must have had his stroke Friday. So, he was there from Friday until Sunday. It was not that I didn't miss him or care. I just thought I would give it the benefit of a doubt before panicking. My dad was still alive though, when they found him, but severely dehydrated and, of course, to reverse stroke damage, you really need to do something within the first 2 hours.

I guess when you have loved ones who live alone, you have to be overly vigilant, even if they aren't that old, really.

Michele

This story hits close to home.....
I was very close to my mom - and my only family - I talked to her on a Sunday morning - she died instantly of a stroke that afternoon.... I didn't find out that she died until Tuesday only because she didn't go into work Monday and Tuesday and her co-worker/friend called me to see if I heard from her cuz it was unlike her not to call in.....

So... even if you don't talk to someone for 2 days, life will pass on....
It's not uncommon.....

But on point... I am sorrowful of Herbert's passing.... He gave us all a gift - a glimpse into the people that gave us all so much... Which in turn showed us who he was....

Hearing Herbert explain the photo sequence on the back of Rumours was one of the highlights of the Making Of Rumours documentary that came out in the late 1990s. I don't know much about photography, so hearing his train of thought as a photographer was fascinating to me. And what he deemed an accomplishment vs what was standard. I don't think I've viewed photography the same way ever since. :)

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It is really hitting hard how quickly people in the Mac sphere are dying off these days. It just seems like a domino effect ever since Judy Wong's death. :distress:

And listen to his tone of voice when he's describing the photo on the top of the back of the album. Very clear that he was someone that felt a great deal of love, in my opinion. :)

By the way, the last I knew, this documentary was available on Netflix.

The Tusk photo shoot tape stuff is one of my favorite things related to FM. I liked hearing them get direction.

Michele