Article continues below advertisementAce Frehley Dead at 74Source: MEGAAce Frehley passed away on October 16.Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist of KISS, died on October 16 at the age of 74, his family confirmed in a statement."We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth," the message from his bereaved loved ones read.