Our Memory of
          Michael Cuccione
He will always be a QT!(cutie)
We received a call from Noah last night informing us that Michael had passed away. Noah had received a call from Michael's mother just minutes before and he was very broken up to hear the news. As you can see from the new pictures in our website in the recent photos section we had just visited with Michael last month in Canada. He was not completely healthy then but as always was so positive and assured us that he would be all right. He was such a scrapper and told us that he was waiting surgery that would help his condition and then he would be as good as new. We have not spoken with Michael's mother as yet but we assume that he kept that positive attitude right up to the end. We all loved him so much. He was a very young man who truly made a big difference for his few short years. Sometimes the candle that burns the brightest burns shorter. Michael's candle burned so very bright if only for a short time.

Mr. and Mrs. B
* this note came from Noahs Parents*
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January 5th, 1985 - January 13th, 2001
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                                                 Michael Cuccione, who played
                                                  the engaging Jason "Q.T."
                                                  McKnight on the boy-band
                                                  spoof 2gether, died of natural
                                                  causes Saturday night in his
                                                  hometown of Vancouver, British
                                                  Columbia, just eight days after
                                                  his 16th birthday.

                                                  "His lungs just gave out," his
                                                  uncle, also named Michael
                                                  Cuccione, said on Tuesday
                                                  (January 16). "We weren't
                                                  really expecting it."

                                                  Cuccione had been fighting
                                                  respiratory problems for
                                                  several months and did not
                                                  appear in the last several
                                                  episodes of the popular series,
                                                  which aired on MTV.

                                                  While Cuccione's character was
                                                  afflicted with the fictional
                           "biliary thrombosis," in real life, the teen had previously
                           suffered from Hodgkin's Disease, a form of cancer affecting the
                           lymph nodes. The cancer, first diagnosed in July 1994 when
                           Cuccione was nine, was treated with five months of
                           chemotherapy, but returned the following year and spread to his
                           lungs. However, more aggressive chemotherapy, radiation and
                           a successful bone marrow transplant kept him cancer-free.

                           According to Cuccione's uncle, the singer/actor's cancer had not
                           returned in five years, but past treatments had left him unable
                           to move air properly through his lungs. He developed a problem
                           with his diaphragm and was forced to tape episodes of 2gether
                           with a portable oxygen machine in tow.

                           Cuccione was unable to fight off the effects of a minor
                           Vancouver-area car accident in early December, and he entered
                           the hospital on December 4 with pneumonia. He spent the rest
                           of his stay on a respirator before succumbing to respiratory
                           failure on January 13.

                           A well-known campaigner for cancer research and awareness
                           following his bout with the disease, the singer/actor established
                           the charitable Michael Cuccione Foundation for Cancer Research
                           and turned a love of music into a fundraising effort by recording
                           a five-song CD, Make A Difference. He also co-authored a book
                           with his grandmother, There Are Survivors: The Michael Cuccione
                           Story, about his experiences.

                           His efforts eventually raised close to $500,000 (CDN), which was
                           donated to the B.C. Children's Hospital.

                           In July 1997, a request to meet "Baywatch" star David
                           Hasselhoff led to an acting role on an episode of the show
                           playing real-life cancer victim Charlie Dodson Hays, and more
                           roles followed.

                           The producers of 2gether had already arranged to shoot the
                           movie and ultimately the spin-off TV series in Vancouver when
                           they discovered Cuccione and cast him in the part of Q.T., the
                           "cute one." The series was an immediate hit, as was the
                           soundtrack album (see "2gether Outpaces 'NSYNC On Singles
                           Chart, Talks Success"). The group even took on concert
                           performances, most notably opening seven shows for Britney
                           Spears (see "2gether To Open Select Shows For Britney
                           Spears").

                           A memorial service is being held for Cuccione in Vancouver
                           Wednesday evening with the funeral set for Thursday morning.
                           Both are open to the public, according to his family.

                           In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Cuccione's memory
                           to the Michael Cuccione Foundation, Box 31081, 2929 St. John's
                           Street, Port Moody, B.C, Canada, V3H 4T4.

                           Sorelle Saidman
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