Actor Gary Sinise has lost his son. McCanna Anthony “Mac” Sinise died at the age of 33 after a long battle with cancer. Sinise announced that his son died on January 5th. The news was published on the Gary Sinise Foundation homepage, among other places. The actor wrote about a picture of Mac laughing with his son on August 8, 2018 a “very rare cancer” – Chordomas – had been diagnosed. Chordomas are malignant tumors of the spine and skull base.
Sinise also shared that the illness came just a few months after his wife Moira Harris was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. While Moira went into remission and remained cancer-free after treatment, Mac’s disease spread over time and left him “increasingly disabled over time.”
Sinise remembered that his son “an exceptional drummer” has been. He often accompanied his famous father, who also plays in a band. The deceased was a graduate of the University of Southern California and studied songwriting and composition in addition to his drumming. Gary Sinise wrote that his son five different spine surgeries between 2018 and 2020 and due to the effects of the disease on his body paralyzed from the chest down has been. Despite these restrictions, he still worked on the album “Resurrection & Revival”.. “The week the album went to press, Mac lost his battle with cancer. He died on January 5, 2024 at 3:25 p.m. and was buried on January 23.”