Bob Casale, founding member of Ohio New Wave outfit Devo, passed away today. He was 61. Casale, who founded Devo in 1972 with his brother Gerald and another set of brothers, the Mothersbaughs, passed away from complications with heart failure.

As Devo’s guitarist, Bob appeared on every Devo album, beginning with their debut in 1978 with Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! and ending with 2010’s Something For Everybody which they toured heavily around. This is the second lost band member for Devo, with drummer Alan Myers passing away to stomach cancer in June of 2013. He was 58.

Devo’s Gerald Casale took to the band’s Facebook page to address the passing of his brother:

As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning. He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got. He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again. His sudden death from conditions that lead to heart failure came as a total shock to us all.

Gerald Casale, Devo founder.