Tom Jackson, the topic of the very first episode of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” reboot, has died. He was 63. His household stated in his obituary that he died on March 3 after a protracted battle with metastatic adenocarcinoma, a kind of most cancers that may have an effect on a number of areas of the physique.
Jackson’s household famous in his obituary that the previous Federal Specific worker, dump truck driver and proud “Papaw” to his two grandsons was thrilled to be a part of the fact makeover present.
“A spotlight of Tom’s life was being forged on the Netflix present, ‘Queer Eye,’” his obit reads. “He loved the notoriety and shared his expertise with whoever would pay attention!”
“Queer Eye,” which was a extra fashionable tackle 2004’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Man,” might credit score Jackson partly for a few of its early success. The Georgia native shortly charmed viewers along with his “redneck margaritas” (i.e., Mountain Dew and tequila), openness to vary and his pining for his ex-wife, Abby Parr.
He was so in style on the sequence that when he introduced on Twitter after his episode aired that he had proposed to Parr, his information went viral. Sadly, the couple divorced in 2019 for a second time.
Regardless of their cut up, Jackson nonetheless had a whole lot of love in his life.
“We are going to always remember our beloved Tom,” his household wrote in his obituary. “He introduced pleasure, humor, persistence, and like to our household. He's particular to us.”
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