Jeff Conaway - Obituary

Famous for his roles in Grease, Taxi and Babylon 5, Jeffrey Conaway (5/10/1950 – 27/5/2011) passed away yesterday, aged only 60 years old.

Found unconscious in L.A. on 11/5/2011, it was believed at first that Conaway had overdosed on pain medication. He had been fighting an ongoing battle with drug addiction since the 80′s, and had spoken often about his demons, publicly and candidly.

It was later revealed that he had in fact been diagnosed with pneumonia and developed sepsis. Medical staff later induced a coma state.

Yesterday, after being advised by doctors that there was no more they could do to treat Conaway, his family decided to remove life support interventions. Conoway then passed away.

He married and divorced twice. One of his ex-wives had been the sister of Olivia Newton John (a co-star in Grease), Rona.

His iconic role as Kenickie in Grease, will forever ensure Conaway’s immortality.

Although Conaway has no biological children, he is survived by his step son, from his marriage with Rona.

Jeffrey Conaway is also survived by many friends and fans, deeply saddened by this loss.