{"id":1333,"date":"2026-06-02T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:36:31","slug":"mister-rogers-neighborhood-star-joe-negri-dies-days-before-100th-birthday-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1333","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u2019 star Joe Negri dies days before 100th birthday, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>(Gray News) \u2013 Jazz guitarist and \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u201d star Joe Negri died Saturday, days before his 100<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, his oldest daughter told local outlet TribLIVE.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1331\">People Inc. proposes $18 billion buyout of MGM Resorts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Negri said her father died of natural causes, the TribLIVE reported. His family had been preparing to celebrate his centennial birthday on June 10. <\/p>\n<p>While Joe Negri was well-known in the music industry, many children grew up watching him as Handyman Negri on \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe handyman doesn\u2019t just fix things \u2013 he also fixes problems. I hope children see me as someone they can trust,\u201d he said of his character in an article published by the show. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1329\">Man sentenced for trafficking nearly 2,000 reptiles into the US from Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first episode of the show aired in 1968 and stuck around for 33 years. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Joe Negri, a beloved member of the \u2018Mister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u2019 family whose warmth, incredible musical talent, and gentle spirit brought endless joy to viewers for decades,\u201d Fred Rogers Productions said in a statement obtained by People. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hearts go out to Joe\u2019s family, friends, and the generations of neighbors who loved him,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1327\">Bear cub spotted in Vail neighborhood<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jazz guitarist and \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u201d star Joe Negri died Saturday, days before his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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