Peggy Sue, Gerron the namesake of the love ballad “Peggy Sue” written by Buddy Holly, has died at the age of 78-years-old.
According to reports, Gerron passed away in a Lubbock, Texas hospital on the morning of Monday, October 1, at the age of 78. After moving to California, Gerron returned to Lubbock, Texas, in 1995 to care for her aging mother.
Gerron was famous for being the subject of the song “Peggy Sue”. “Peggy Sue” is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, recorded and released as a single by Holly in July of 1957.
via KCBD:
Buddy Holly tagged her in the love ballad “Peggy Sue,” but she wasn’t Buddy’s love. She was in a relationship with Jerry Allison, the drummer of the Crickets.
Following her divorce from Jerry Allison, Peggy Sue went to Pasadena Junior College in Pasadena, California, and became a dental assistant. She then married again and had two children, a girl and a boy, and spent the majority of her life caring for her family, according to PeggySueOnline.com.
Sue, a celebrity speaker, radio host, and columnist, was the first licensed female plumber in California.
There is no word on funeral arrangements at this time.
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