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\n\tThe death of Bob Weir<\/a> earlier this month left just two surviving members of the Grateful Dead<\/a>: drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Perhaps a case can be made that keyboardist Tom Constanten is a third if we\u2019re stretching things: His tenure in the band lasted slightly over a year, between late 1968 and early 1970. But ultimately, the band, which has always been prone to loss, is slowly vanishing. <\/p>\n \n\tThe first death of a member was Ron \u201cPigpen\u201d McKernan back in 1973, which began a tragic run for the band\u2019s many keyboardists. The death of Jerry Garcia<\/a> in 1995 forced the Dead to dissolve, though the members continued to play the group\u2019s music in various incarnations and offshoots.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWe have no clue what the future of Dead & Company holds without Weir.<\/a> But we do know that the group\u2019s past has been documented in stunning detail, and tapes exist of practically every show the Grateful Dead has ever played. That means we can go back and hear the very last performances by the various members before, as Weir liked to call it,<\/a> they \u201cchecked out.\u201d Here then, presented chronologically, are the final curtain calls of every dearly departed member of the Dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n