Patrick Swayze’s brother, Sean Swayze, passes away aged 63 - Report

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Sean Swayze, who was the famed actor Patrick Swayze’s brother, passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 63. The actor’s brother passed away earlier last year on December 15.

As reported by TMZ, his son, Jesse, revealed the news. According to the report, “Sean died of an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and severe metabolic acidosis brought on by cirrhosis of the liver - severe scarring caused by alcoholism.” He is survived by his children: Cassie, Kyle, and Jesse Swayze, as well as Don Swayze and his sister, Bambi Swayze.

Cousin pays her tributes to Sean Swayze

His cousin, Rachel M. Leon, took to her social media account to share a tribute to the man. She posted, “I’m heartbroken to share that my cousin Sean Swayze passed away today. This is a picture he took recently for us to promote the ‘Dirty Dancing’ crawfish theme. My daughter, a marketing manager, came up with this idea to honor our late cousin, Patrick Swayze. We sent the T-shirts to Sean, who wore them proudly for us. He was always fun and full of life.”

She further shared how the two had talked about him coming down to Texas to celebrate and spend time with the family only days before his untimely demise.

Sean was born in Houston, Texas, to Jesse and Patsy Swayze and grew up in a quiet home along with all of his siblings. His brother, Patrick Swayze, went on to join the entertainment industry and become one of the most successful actors of his time. Swayze appeared in a lot of big-budget films, which included ‘Powder Blue’, ‘Frederick Forsyth's Icon’, ‘The Pacifier’, ‘King Solomon's Mines’, ‘Waking Up in Reno’, ‘Donnie Darko’, ‘Letters from a Killer’, ‘Black Dog’, and many others.

Patrick Swayze passed away in 2009 after suffering from complications of stage IV pancreatic cancer. He was 57 at the time of his passing.