Understandably so, an outpouring of support came in to the GoFundMe started for the family of Harm’s Way guitarist and HardLore co-host Bo Lueders after his very tragic, unexpected passing this past Thursday, April 2. The campaign, which was started to help cover the memorial service and final expenses, quite quickly surpassed its $60,000 goal, leading HardLore co-host Colin Young to close it. Now, Young has decided to donate the funds left over to mental health services local to the Chicago area in Lueders’ honor.
Young posted the following on the crowdfunding page, Young shared the following:
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and to donate, it means the world to me and Bo’s family/friends. I went for a walk immediately after creating this page, and by the time I looked at my phone again, you had all exceeded the goal tenfold.
With the donation goal automatically updating throughout that duration, I quickly rounded down the current amount to end the goal… and then you all just kept donating. We cannot thank you enough for this beautiful outpouring of love and support for our sweet Bo throughout these darkest of days.
We’ve decided to stop any future donations, and guarantee that a LARGE portion of what has been donated will be redistributed to various mental health services in the Chicagoland area. Thank you all.
– Colin
What a sweet, beautiful thing to come out of something so, so sad. Investing in mental health services is so important, probably now more than ever. Check in on your friends. Be nice to others.
We are all we’ve got in this shitty world.