# THE SMITHS Release A Statement On The Passing Of Andy Rourke

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/the-smiths-release-a-statement-on-the-passing-of-andy-rourke/
- Published: 2023-05-19T11:42:13-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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### **ANDREW MICHAEL ROURKE**⏎ **“ANDY ROURKE”** **Passed away at age 59**

#### **January 17, 1964 – May 19, 2023**

**MAY 19, 2023 (New York, NY) — **It is with deep sadness that we announce that 
Andy Rourke has passed away in the early hours today at age 59 in New York City 
at _Memorial Sloan Kettering _after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. 

Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as
a supremely gifted musician by music fans. 

We request privacy at this sad time.

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