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In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter the same year.
- Adam Nathaniel Yauch
- August 5, 1964, New York City, U.S.
- May 4, 2012 (aged 47), New York City, U.S.
May 5, 2012 · File photo/UDV-London Features. Dechen Wangdu is an American-born activist of Tibetan descent. For her entire life, she has been devoted to the cause of Tibetan liberation from China. When she met Yauch, the two joined forces to fight against injustice together.
Jun 7, 2012 · The couple had a daughter, Losel, in 1998. “The minute he met Dechen, I think his mind was made up that he was gonna spend the rest of his life with her,” says longtime Beasties pal Cey Adams.
- Brian Hiatt
In 1998 he married Dechen Wangdu, who survives him along with their daughter, Tenzin Losel; and his parents, Frances and Noel Yauch. Yet onstage and on albums, the Beastie Boys never grew...
Yauch died on May 4, 2012 after a three-year battle with throat cancer. He is survived by his wife Dechen Wangdu and their daughter Tenzin Losel. Sources: Eitan Kensky, “Adam Yauch and the Adolescent Sublime,” Forward, May 6, 2012 Wikipedia: Adam Yauch; Beastie Boys, Tenzin Dorjee, “Remembering Adam Yauch,” Huffington Post, May 4, 2012.
May 5, 2012 · He is survived by Dechen, his daughter Tenzin Losel and his parents. Adam Nathaniel Yauch, musician and film-maker, born 5 August 1964; died 4 May 2012
May 4, 2012 · He is survived by his wife, Dechen Wangdu, and daughter Tenzin Losel Yauch. With files from The Associated Press.
