Frank Sinatra Jr dies unexpectedly on singing tour

Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of legendary singer Frank Sinatra and an artist himself, has died on 16 march 2016. He was 72. 
•    When Sinatra Jr was 19 in 1963, three men kidnapped him at gunpoint from a Lake Tahoe hotel. He was returned safely after two days when his family paid $240,000 for his release.
•    Sinatra Jr. had nearly two dozen TV and movie credits as an actor, including appearances on The Love Boat and Marcus Welby, MD – most recently providing his own voice for two episodes of Family Guy.
•    In 2015 he performed the national anthem at Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees games in celebration of the centennial of his father’s birth.
•    He was scheduled to perform Thursday night in St Petersburg, Florida, in a show featuring his father’s songbook. 
•    The venue’s website mentioned Sinatra Jr’s death in cancelling the show. 
•    He had other tour dates booked for May, September and October in the midwest and on the east coast.
•    Sinatra Jr was married in 1998 but divorced in 2000. He is survived by a son, Michael.