When talented teenager Michael Pilaar found out he had skin cancer, he was determined to be positive, telling his mother "I've already had a good life". The 19-year-old Rotorua musician, friend, brother and son who touched the lives of countless people lost his battle with melanoma on Friday. × Michael Pilaar with his cello. Photo/Makaely Wingate Michael Pilaar with his cello. "Even though he was already very advanced on the piano, organ and cello, Michael decided to start learning trombone as well as experimenting with guitar, drums and songwriting."

Source: New Zealand Herald June 25, 2017 17:03 UTC