Teen Idol Bobby Sherman Dead at 81 After Stage 4 Cancer Battle, Family Confirms: ‘Rest Gently’

Bobby Sherman was a ’60s and  ‘70s legend, well known for his career in television acting and singing. Sadly, on Tuesday, June 24, his wife, Brigitte Poublon Sherman, confirmed “with the heaviest heart” that he had passed away at 81 years old.

“Bobby left this world holding my hand – just as he held up our life with love, courage, and unwavering grace through all 29 beautiful years of marriage,” she wrote in a joint statement shared to both her and friend John Stamos’ Instagram accounts.

“I was his Cinderella, and he was my prince charming,” she continued. “Even in his final days, he stayed strong for me. That’s who Bobby was – brave, gentle and full of light.”

Brigitte described reading him fan letters in his final days as he basked in their “words of love and gratitude” despite his ongoing illness.

“And yes, he still found time to crack well-timed jokes – Bobby had a wonderful, wicked sense of humor,” she added. “It never left him.  He could light up a room with a look, a quip, or one of his classic, one-liners.”

She also referenced some of the songs he would be remembered by — including “Easy Come, Easy Go” and “Little Women” — before reminding fans of his “beloved” television role in 1968’s Here Comes the Brides.

Brigitte further called her late husband a “man of service” who left his life in the limelight to become an EMT who “saved lives” and showed the world “what real heroism looks like.”

“Thank you to every fan who ever sang along, who ever wrote a letter, who ever sent love his way. He felt it. Rest gently, my love,” she concluded.

Fans quickly took to the comments section to share their love and condolences to Brigitte and others who knew him.

“So sad… I remember my older sisters had those 45s back in the day,” one Instagram user wrote, while another fan added, “My condolences… he sang my lifetime ‘theme song’… And my friends STILL sing it to me.”

A third person said, “My heart is broken. He was my first real celebrity crush. Watched him on Here Come the Brides and listened to his albums and 45s.”

While his cause of death was not included in the post, a friend of the family told TMZ that Bobby passed away after a battle with stage 4 cancer.

He is survived by his two children, Christopher and Tyler Sherman, who he shared with his first wife, Patricia Anne Carnel.