[More forthcoming. Read the OC Weekly obituary here.]

From Vickie Chang's OC Weekly obituary:

​Frederick Milner, better known as Derf Scratch, bass player for FEAR from 1977-1982, passed away on July 28 after a long battle with an unspecified illness.

Scratch was an original, founding member of the legendary punk band.

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