George Strait is mourning the loss of another member of his team. On March 20th, just hours after his longtime manager, Erv Woosley, passed away, his longtime Ace In The Hole band member Gene Elders, died. "Hard to believe we lost two of our music family members on the same day. Our Ace In the Hole treasured band member Gene Elders passed away yesterday shortly after we lost Erv," George wrote. "All of our prayers go out to both families. Me and the band won't ever be the same without our brother Gene. We loved him so much. Go play with Mike again Geno. We'll come join you guys later." Gene was a member of the Ace In the Hole band since 1984. He played fiddle and mandolin.