Katey Sagal’s ex-husband Jack Cameron White dead at 70, son Jackson pays tribute
Katey Sagal’s ex-husband Jack Cameron White has died. He was 70.
The former couple’s son, Jackson White, announced the news on Instagram Tuesday as he paid tribute to the late musician.
“This guy taught me everything,” the “Tell Me Lies” actor, 28, captioned a series of throwback photos and a video of his dad. “We had ups and downs, as a man has with their father. But in the end it was just love.”
Jackson remembered Jack as “an open book, a fighter, genuinely the funniest person” and a talented drummer who played for artists including Rick Springfield and Ike and Tina Turner.
“He’s not in pain anymore. And we get to remember him, 6 foot 4 with a denim shirt and a Starbucks muffin, driving us around, teaching us every important song ever written,” the “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” star continued, referencing his sister, Sarah Grace White.
“I’m wearing his shoes every day. Not a metaphor he had really cool shoes,” he concluded the post. “Big Jack White. 1954-2024. I love you dad forever.”
Jackson did not share his father’s cause of death.
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In the comments section, Sagal, 70, told her “beautiful” children that she “will always be grateful to [their] dad” for making her a mother.
“Thank you Jack,” the “Married … with Children” star added. “Finally free.”
Sagal and Jack, who was born in Detroit but moved to Los Angeles after dropping out of high school to pursue music, were married from 1993 to 2000.
The pair welcomed Sarah, now 29, in 1994 and Jackson in 1996.
Sagal, who was previously married to another musician, Freddie Beckmeier, also has a 17-year-old daughter, Esmé, with her third husband, “Sons of Anarchy” creator Kurt Sutter, whom she wed in 2004.
