Walter Becker’s Widow Reveals He Was Battling Cancer

The widow of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker has revealed to Rolling Stone that her husband died following a battle with an “extremely aggressive form of esophageal cancer.”More »

By on November 16, 2017

The widow of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker has revealed to Rolling Stone that her husband died following a battle with an “extremely aggressive form of esophageal cancer.” “Walter died in the course of being treated for an extremely aggressive form of esophageal cancer,” Delia wrote in a letter. “The cancer was detected during one of his annual medical checkups and its presence came as a grim surprise to Walter, his doctors and to me. It seemed to have come out of nowhere and had spread with terrifying speed. Walter chose an intense regimen of chemotherapy at Sloan Kettering though, between the cancer’s aggressiveness and the overwhelming toxicity resulting from the chemotherapy treatments, Walter died less than four months after the cancer was detected.” She also stated that Becker died peacefully in their New York City home, surrounded by his family and his music. He was cremated without a memorial or funeral, which is what he wanted according to her. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «