Howard Stern’s Close Friend Ralph Cirella Dead at 58 

Howard Stern's close friend and recurring radio show guest Ralph Cirella has died at 58 after a battle with a rare lymphoma, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Stern revealed Cirella passed away during a routine procedure on Tuesday morning. “The illness he got was curable and was treatable, but he had some complications of waiting too long,” Stern shared on Wednesday's episode of The Howard Stern Show.

The radio jockey said he was not ready to lose his stylist pal, who is 11 years his junior. “I just have been so sad and so angry,” Stern added. “He didn't take care of himself.”

“[His] heart gave out,” a devastated Stern said, revealing they last spoke on the night before his death when he was admitted to the hospital. Cirella was emotional, according to the media personality.

“He's gone, and I'm gonna miss Ralph terribly,” Stern confessed. Their friendship spanned four decades.

Stern described Cirella as a loyal member of his inner circle, and someone who never once gossiped about him over the years. “Ralph was a trustworthy, dear friend who made me laugh every time I was with him,” he continued.

The broadcaster said his late friend would help in times of despair and be his greatest “cheerleader,” noting the admiration between them was genuine.

“Ralph was so talented. He could sew, he could make shirts, he could do all kinds of things. The guy was really like a macgyver, a jack of all trades.”

Source: Dklassgh.Com