Chere Rhodes, pictured here, is the live-in girlfriend of actor Max Baer Jr, 70. The 30-year-old Penthouse model has apparently committed suicide on January 24th, 2007 when vacationing with 70-year-old boyfriend Max Baer Jr, who played Jethro Bodine in the 1960s "Beverly Hillbillies" series, in Lake Tahoe of Nevada. Chere Rhodes suicide may originate from relationship problems.
According to a sheriff's spokesman, Baer called 9-1-1 at 1:15 PM last Thursday (Jan. 24) after discovering Chere Rhodes unconscious in a bedroom, suffering from a gunshot wound. She apparently regained consciousness and told deputies she was trying to kill herself. A handwritten suicide note found at the scene confirmed that, cops said.
Rhodes was flown to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada where she was placed on life-support. Her condition did not improve and she died Sunday (Jan. 27) after her family requested she be taken off life-support.
No foul play is suspected.
Chere Rhodes biography:
Chere Rhodes attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista California, graduating in 1995. She later moved to Nevada. omewhere along the line she had assumed the name Chere Soto. She had aspirations to make it big in the modeling world, as many girls dream of, including movies.
She was a Penhouse swimwear model often appearing in bathing suits and lingerie ads. She appeared in promotional material for Miller, Budweiser, Casadores, and did three pinup calendars. She would have been great in film but it did not happen for her.
Her measurement included very large assets, 34DD-24-35 to be exact. She was 5′6″ tall and weighed 120 pounds.
She had beautiful friends and a beautiful, large family. Chere Rhodes loved life and cherished her family. She is survived by two children, a boy and girl, and has a wonderful sister who loves her.
Baer, son of Max Baer [wiki], the heavyweight champion of the 1930s, has lived at Lake Tahoe for years. The movie Cinderella Man is based on his life. Baer, Jr. has been on record as saying the film distorts his father’s image in a negative and false light.
