Sad to report 1/2 of the Bingo Players has passed away.

Paul Baumer (pictured right) of the dance duo the Bingo Players lost his battle with cancer. Fellow Bingo Player Maarten Hoogstraten took to Facebook to break the news.

He wrote:

'Dear All,
I’m deeply saddened to tell you that Paul passed away last night after his battle with cancer. He fought strongly until the end.

We want to thank you all for your support over the past few months.

Needless to say, all upcoming shows for the rest of this year have been cancelled as we’re going through this loss with family and friends. We’ll post a longer update shortly with more information as well.

Paul, we will miss you.
- Maarten'

Baumer had been battling cancer for six months before passing away last night.

Rest easy Paul.

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