Cory Monteith's mom and dad die within a month of each other 12 years after Glee star's tragic death
CORY Monteith's mother and father have both died within a month of each other, 12 years after the actor's tragic death.
Glee star Cory's mom, Ann Marie McGregor, died on June 18 at 74 in her native Canada after a long illness, The U.S. Sun can confirm.
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Cory Monteith, posing for a photo in 2009, died from a drug overdose in July 2013
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Cory's mother, Ann Marie McGregor, died on June 18 after an illness
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Cory's father, Joe Monteith, died on May 12, just a month before the late actor's mother
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Cory and girlfriend Lea Michele attended the 12th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 8, 2013, in Los Angeles, just a month before his death at 31
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In her local obituary, Ann was remembered for her "strong character."
"Ann enjoyed her time gardening, along with her artistic pursuits on her acreage in Shirley, BC, together with Cornelius, Harley and her love birds," the obituary reads.
"Ann was a person of strong character and she carried that throughout her life."
According to an Cory tribute Instagram page run by the late star's family, "Cory and Ann are now reunited."
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Ann left behind her son, Shaun, who was Cory's older brother.
Cory's father, Joe Monteith, died on May 12 at 75, also in Canada.
His death followed a long hospital stay in New Brunswick, according to family.
Joe, a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, will "forever be remembered by friends and family for his witty sense of humor and love for baseball," his obituary reads.
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Joe left his wife, Yvette, his son Shaun, his stepchildren and grandchildren.
Joe and Ann divorced when Cory was just seven years old, and the actor was estranged from his father at the time of his tragic death at just 31.
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Cory's death was "just ripping my insides out and tearing me apart,' Joe told People in 2013, a few months after the Glee star's passing.
Ann remembered Cory on the five-year anniversary of his death in 2018 in a rare interview with People.
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"The best part of Cory's life was coming,' she said. 'He still had so much to live for."
HORRIFIC LOSS
Cory, who was dating Glee co-star Lea Michele at the time, died from an overdose of heroin and alcohol on July 13, 2013, leaving his family, friends and fans devastated.
He was found unresponsive in a hotel room in Vancouver, Canada, and drug paraphernalia and champagne were found at the scene.
Cory's official cause of death was claimed to be "mixed drug toxicity, involving intravenous heroin use combined with the ingestion of alcohol."
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The beloved star struggled with substance abuse throughout his young life, and he had received treatment in rehab in March 2013, just months before he died.
Lea mourned her late boyfriend's death on the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy on July 13, 2023.
"Hey you. 10 years. It feels like only yesterday that you were here and yet a million years ago all at the same time. I hold all of our memories in my heart where they will stay safe and never forgotten," she wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post.
"We miss you every day and will never forget the light you to brought to us all. I miss you big guy."
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Broadway star Lea is now married to businessman Zandy Reich and the couple
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Cory played football player Finn Hudson on Glee
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Cory starred on Glee for four years until his shocking death
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Cory and Lea attended the PaleyFest Icon Award presentation at The Paley Center for Media on February 27, 2013 in Beverly Hills
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