▁services ▁to ▁the ▁arts , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it , ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sport . ▁ ▁Do ig ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁after ▁a ▁two - year ▁battle ▁with ▁bow el ▁cancer , ▁aged ▁ 6 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Comp an ions ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁cr icket ▁administr ators ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁oper atic ▁ten ors ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Offic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Christ ch urch ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁col ore ct al ▁cancer ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand <0x0A> </s> ▁Loren ▁Gold ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁keyboard ist , ▁vocal ist , ▁music ▁director , ▁and ▁song writer . ▁Gold ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁keyboard ist ▁and ▁backup ▁vocal ist ▁for ▁the ▁Who ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁Roger ▁D alt rey ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Other ▁artists ▁he ▁has ▁tou red ▁with ▁include ▁Ken ny ▁Log g ins , ▁Don ▁Fel der , ▁Natal