In memory of his son McCanna Anthony Sinise, who passed away earlier this year following a five-year fight with a rare spinal cancer, Chordoma, actor Gary Sinise wrote a moving tribute.
“He died on January 5, 2024 at 3:25pm, and was laid to rest on January 23rd. Like any family experiencing such a loss, we are heartbroken and have been managing as best we can. As parents, it is so difficult losing a child. My heart goes out to all who have suffered a similar loss, and to anyone who has lost a loved one. We’ve all experienced it in some way. … I am so blessed, fortunate, and proud to be his dad.”
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In August 2018, Mac received a stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis, which came just two months after Gary’s wife Moira received the same diagnosis. The CSI NY star claimed that after months of treatment, Moira’s illness went into remission and hasn’t returned. However, despite multiple surgeries, Mac’s cancer persisted.
“Like any family experiencing such a loss, we are heartbroken and have been managing as best we can. As parents, it is so difficult losing a child. My heart goes out to all who have suffered a similar loss, and to anyone who has lost a loved one. We’ve all experienced it in some way,” Gary Sinise wrote in his tribute to his son.
“Our family’s cancer fight lasted for 5 ½ years, and it became more and more challenging as time went on,” his message continued. “While our hearts ache at missing him, we are comforted in knowing that Mac is no longer struggling, and inspired and moved by how he managed it. He fought an uphill battle against a cancer that has no cure, but he never quit trying.”
“The week the album went to press, Mac lost his battle with cancer. He died on January 5, 2024 at 3:25pm, and was laid to rest on January 23rd,” Gary Sinise wrote. “Thank you, Mac. You did it. Resurrection & Revival will live on. And so will you. In our hearts forever.”
“In sharing our story, we hope to shine a little bit of light on what has been a difficult time for us as Mac was truly a light for all of us. An incredible inspiration to those who knew and loved him, he faced his battle with grace, courage, and love,” Gary Sinise wrote. “Even with one setback after another, he never stopped living and learning, creating, and giving, and loving.”
Credit: Gary Sinise Foundation, USA Today, CBS