non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Tonge died age 35. He had caught chicken pox and died of heart failure, his system unable to cope with the infection. His absence and death were mentioned in an episode of Crossroads between his character's mother Meg and sister Jill and again in the episode featuring Meg leaving for a new life on the QE2. References The Death of Roger Tonge The death of Roger Tonge External links 1946 births 1981 deaths Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from Hodgkin lymphoma English male soap opera actors 20th-century British male actors People educated at Lordswood Boys' School