Bob Ringwald, a pianist who promoted jazz and the father of Molly Ringwald, has died at 80. The “Sixteen Candles” star shared the news on Instagram on Saturday. “It’s with a heavy heart that my family says goodbye to my father.
I consider myself very lucky to have had in my life as long as I did. Robert Scott Ringwald 1940-2021,” Molly wrote, sharing a collection of photos of her dad.
Molly also wrote an obituary for her dad that was shared in The Sacramento Bee. Robert Scott Ringwald, known to most as Bob, was born with vision problems and went blind early, but still he started playing the piano at only 5, later starting his first band The Rythemaires at 12. “At the age of 17, he was able to grow enough of a beard to be able to pass for an
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