(photo: Frank Hoensch / Getty Images)Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has died.  The 62-year-old member of the famed brothers Gibb passed away on Sunday, May 20. A statement from his rep reads:

"The  family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that  Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and  intestinal surgery. The family have asked that their privacy is  respected at this very difficult time."

Last month, Gibb was comatose for more than a week after being hospitalized for pneumonia.

Gibbs'  health had been in serious decline for years.  In 2010, he underwent a  series of surgeries for a life-threatening intestinal condition, the  same that killed his twin brother, Maurice [Morris], in  2003.  Earlier this year, he announced that he'd been battling liver  cancer and was in remission.  But then in March, he underwent further  intestinal surgery.