Sean Swayze, the younger brother of late Hollywood legend Patrick Swayze, has died at the age of 63.
On Wednesday, Sean’s son Jesse confirmed to TMZ that his father died in Los Angeles on Dec. 15.
Documents obtained by the outlet show that Sean died from an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and severe metabolic acidosis, complications brought on by alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
The news of Sean’s death comes more than 16 years after the passing of his famous big brother, who was best known from his roles in “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost.” Patrick Swayze died in September of 2009 at the age of 57 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
A cousin paid tribute to Sean’s memory in a post on social media.
“I’m heartbroken to share that my cousin Sean Swayze passed away today,” Rachel Leon wrote on Instagram at the time of his death, alongside a photo of Sean posing in shirt showing two crawfish doing the iconic move from “Dirty Dancing.”
“This is a picture he took recently for us to promote the ‘Dirty Dancing’ crawfish theme,” she continued. “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.”
Sean is survived by his children — Cassie, Kyle and Jesse — and his other brother, actor and stuntman Don Swayze, and sister Bambi.
