Talk:Pat Upton (singer)

I'm not sure the illness was all that "short-term". In the article below, the writer says Upton cancelled engagements the year before he died, without giving a reason. No doubt he was already ailing.

http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/07/31/1608347/goodbye-pat-upton

And the article below says "after a long illness":

http://www.gadsdentimes.com/news/20160727/musician-geraldine-native-pat-upton-dies-at-75