Former Gay Porn Star Colton Ford Dead At 62
Very sad news today, as legendary gay porn performer Colton Ford has died at the age of 62 following a tragic hiking accident. Ford’s passing was reported by a friend, Tim Wood, via Facebook:
With a very heavy heart I share this tragic news. While we don’t have all the details, I never would have dreamed that the photo below of Glenn Soukesian (Colton Ford) and I from 3 weeks ago would be our last. Glenn was involved in a tragic hiking accident this past weekend that took his life. He was a brilliant artist who always kept a song in his heart. Sweet, funny, kind, sassy – and hopelessly handsome. My heart is broken – it’s almost too much to take. One of my best friends, a man who helped save my life many years ago. I miss you terribly………I can’t stop the flood of tears. Sing with the angels, my beautiful, special soul. I love you.
Colton Ford was of course immensely popular for his All Worlds and Falcon Studios porn back in the early 2000’s, and he went on to have a successful career recording dance and club music throughout the 2010’s. More on his prolific work and legacy here, and our love goes out to his friends and family.
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Former gay porn star Matthew Rush (a.k.a. Greg Grove) had been in a relationship with Colton Ford last year, and Rush posted the below remembrance earlier today:
If you care about somene, put your phone down. Sit across from them at dinner and listen to them. Give yourself the space to dive with them in deeper conversation, into the kind of quality time that makes you feel like you are the only two people in the world, Connect with them. Please, if you care for someone connect. Do not allow yourself to be pulled from those minutes. Do not allow yourself to settle for talking about the weather or the monotony of life. Ask them what they dreamed about the night before. Teach them soumething new. Sit them down and laugh with them, lose yourself in time. Be present, not only in your body, but also in your mind. Be there with them. We aren’t guaranteed tomorrow. Our relationship may not have been what we expected but I honer you because you were the vessel that convinced me to move here and changed my life for the better. You didn’t dismiss my intuition and that was huge because I doubted it. I’m sorry that we ended on a bad note. I wish we could have communicated better. I will always love you and am greatful for what you have given me. Rest in Peace Glenn.
