LOS ANGELES and SEATTLE – Keith Wissmar, LD for Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Neil Young, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, and Gary Clark Jr., among others, died July 30 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. A private service was planned in Los Angeles. A memorial in Seattle is set for the Paramount Theater on Aug. 26 from 2-6 p.m.
Wissmar, son of Stan Wissmar and Joan Stone, was born in Blytheville, AR and graduated from Interlake High School in Bellevue, WA in 1976. His career in the visual arts began as a painter, of both canvases and houses, before painting stages with light for a long roster of artists.
Wissmar was at home and accompanied by loved ones at the time of death. He is survived by daughter Lulu, partner Sherry, children Jacob and Sydney; parents Stan (Gail Wissmar) and Joan (Don Stone), sister Diane (Scott Baeckel), half brothers Andy and Rick, nephews Kevin and Wyatt, niece Pasha, and former wife Tina.
