Tony DiPardo, longtime Chiefs bandleader, has died at age 98

UPDATE: The public visitation for longtime Kansas City Chiefs bandleader Tony DiPardo is scheduled for Tuesday, February 1, from noon to 9 p.m. in the Chicago Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel (2345 McGee in Kansas City, Mo.).

Original Story (January 27): Longtime Kansas City Chiefs bandleader Tony DiPardo has died, his family told Fox 4.

“Our grandpa passed away this morning at St. Luke’s,” DiPardo’s family said in a statement posted by Fox 4.

“It was very peaceful, surrounded by family and friends. He was a wonderful man, a great grandfather, great husband, great father and he will be missed by all.”