Our condolences to the family and friends of the late, legendary Rush drummer, Neil Peart, as it's been reported that Neil's younger brother, Danny Peart, passed away on March 13th from glioblastoma - the same brain cancer that killed Neil in 2020.
Danny was an accomplished writer and a member of the League of Canadian Poets, which may explain why Neil was such an awesome lyricist as well as a phenomenal drummer, as the writing genes were apparently very strong in the Peart family.
Their sister Nancy says they will “be planting a tree at Lakeside Park in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 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!"
Neil wrote the foreword to Danny's 2016 book, Stark Naked in a Laundromat. Below is Danny reading from one of his works, "Before the Dawn".