Tragic end for Bisbee duo; wife dies in hospital, husband kills self

[Ptah]

Many people who knew Derrick and Amy Ross considered the couple inseparable.

The husband and wife team played Americana music under the name Nowhere Man & A Whiskey Girl.

They were regular faces at venues around Tucson and in Bisbee, the city that they called home.

Amy sang and played keyboard. Ross played guitar.



http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/blogs/caliente-tuned-in/tragic-end-for-bisbee-duo-wife-dies-in-hospital-husband/article_0f3891b6-3605-11e3-8ee3-0019bb2963f4.html

[Historic NY]

1. Sure make one wonder.....what if.

"After (Amy) died, he kept telling people he was OK," Stanhope said. "Evidently he bought a gun on the way home from the hospital. We found a receipt."

[MADem]

2. That is rather depressing....

Amy died on Monday at Tucson Medical Center. A blood infection brought on by ongoing dialysis had weakened her heart to the point that she required surgery.....Less than 24 hours later, Derrick committed suicide in the home the couple shared.

......Touring comedian Doug Stanhope, who with his girlfriend Amy Bingaman rented the home to the Rosses, confirmed that Ross shot himself sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning.

"After (Amy) died, he kept telling people he was OK," Stanhope said. "Evidently he bought a gun on the way home from the hospital. We found a receipt."

The news of their deaths, announced by Stanhope posing as Amy on her Facebook page, resulted in a flood of condolences from friends and fans of the group.


http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/blogs/caliente-tuned-in/tragic-end-for-bisbee-duo-wife-dies-in-hospital-husband/article_0f3891b6-3605-11e3-8ee3-0019bb2963f4.html

[Ptah]

4. This article in the Tucson Weekly includes the Facebook good-byes. Heartbreaking.

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/10/15/the-husband-and-wife-known-as-nowhere-man-and-a-whiskey-girl-have-died

[sweetloukillbot]

7. I didn't know them but a close friend did

He was crushed when Amy passed yesterday and today was even worse after seeing that Derrick commited suicide. The notes on her FB today were chilling.

[seabeyond]

3. tis a sad story. .... nt

[Ptah]

5. Yes it is, seabeyond

I am always surprised at how many views a OP in the Arizona Group gets.

[seabeyond]

6. it just brought me totally dooooooown. nt

[regnaD kciN]

8. That video is almost unbearable, knowing how their lives ended…

[DesertRat]

9. so sad nt

[Kali]

10. heard them talking about this on the radio, very sad

they were regulars on KXCI