Neil Peart’s brother dies of the same type of cancer the drummer had

The Rush drummer and main lyricist Neil Peart sadly passed away back in 2020 at the age of 67 of glioblastoma, which is a rare and aggressive type of brain cancer. Last March 13, five years later, his brother Danny Peart passed away from the exact same type of brain cancer.

This type of cancer has no known cure and treatments involve surgery to remove the tumor, radiation and chemotherapy. It is a highly invasive tumor in the central nervous system. The sad news was shared by his sister Nancy Peart in a post in the Peart Family Events Facebook Group.

“On this dreary Sunday it is with great sadness that we share that this past Thursday evening we lost our third Peart man and 2nd brother, Danny, after his year and a half battle with glioblastoma (brain cancer).”

“Danny shared our amazing Peart traits that all of our men carried, a true gentleman with a kind heart and generous spirit. We will be planting a tree at Lakeside Park beside our Father’s tree and Neil’s pavilion and will have a new award starting at this year’s golf tournament for ‘Sportsmanship’ as this was his true self. It is ironic that his golf team has repeatedly come in 2nd place!” Nancy Peart said.

Danny Peart has worked as a Globe and Mail paperboy, bartender, farm equipment parts manager and a personal trainer. He also was a writer and member of the League of Canadian Poets, writing many books during his life.