Who is Don Swayze? Net worth and more about Patrick Swayze’s brother as he pays tribute to late sibling Sean Swayze 

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Patrick Swayze's younger brother Sean Swayze passes away at 63 (Image Via Instagram/@classicamericanmovies)

As per an article by the New York Post, Patrick and Don Swayze’s brother Sean Swayze passed away at the age of 63 on December 15.

The news was confirmed by Patrick’s nephew and Sean’s son, Jesse, to TMZ. As per the death record obtained by the publication from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, Sean died of an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed. The condition was accompanied by severe metabolic acidosis brought on by cirrhosis of the liver.

Don Swayze also took to social media to pay tribute to his late brother.

Born on August 10, 1958, in Houston, Texas, Don Swayze started acting in the 1980s in television shows and movies. As per Celebrity Net Worth, he has a total net worth of $1.5 billion.


About the demise of Swayze brothers

On December 15, Patrick and Don Swayze’s brother Sean Swayze passed away due to a gastrointestinal bleed and cirrhosis of the liver.

In an Instagram post on December 17, Rachel Leon, the cousin of Patrick, Don, and Sean Swayze, further verified the heartbreaking news.

Racheal wrote "I'm heartbroken to share that my cousin Sean Swayze passed away today," along with two adorable photos of the departed. "He recently took this photo for us to promote the Dirty Dancing crawfish theme."
She went on, "My daughter, a marketing manager, came up with this idea to honor our late cousin, Patrick Swayze." Sean gladly wore the T-shirts that we supplied him. He was always lively and enjoyable.

Patrick passed away in September 2009 from pancreatic cancer. The star of Dirty Dancing was fifty-seven.

In a conversation with ABC’s Barbara Walters just before his demise, Patrick, who was given a Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2008, talked candidly about his struggle with the fatal illness.

Five years after Patrick’s demise, Don married his longtime girlfriend Charlene Lindstrom Lehman in a secret ceremony.

"After battling the difficulties of his illness for the last 20 months, Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side," his publicist Annett Wolf announced in a statement on September 14, 2009.

Jesse Wayne Swayze, the father of Patrick and Sean, died in November 1982 at the age of 57. Patsy Yvonne Helen Swayze, their mother, passed away in September 2013 at the age of 86.


About Don Swayze's career and net worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Don Swayze has a total net worth of $1.5 billion. Unlike his elder brothers Patrick and Sean, who went for positive roles, Don Swayze often played violent and unsavory characters.

His noteworthy television projects include Murder, The Division, True Blood, The Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, and Carnivàle. Notable movies done by Don include Edge of Honour, Shy People, and The Appearing.

Talking about his personal life Don Swayze wed Marcia in 1985 and divorced in 1993. In 2014, Swayze married Charlene Lindstrom, his second wife. The pair created a philanthropic foundation and an animal therapy ranch in Los Angeles County. Swayze enjoys skydiving and mountain biking in his spare time.

The middle child of engineering draftsman Jesse and dance instructor Patsy, Don Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, on August 10, 1958. Sean and Bora are his younger siblings, while Vickie and Patrick were his elder siblings. Swayze attended Frank Black Junior High School and Waltrip High School as a youth.

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Edited by Ritika Pal