Alan Sacks dead at 81: Welcome Back, Kotter co-creator passes away 'peacefully' after lymphoma battle Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Sharon Mai For Dailymail.Com Published: 03:52, 24 October 2024 | Updated: 03:52, 24 October 2024 e-mail 37 shares View comments Alan Sacks passed away 'peacefully' at the age of 81 on Tuesday morning after a battle with cancer .
The co-creator of Welcome Back, Kotter, who was known for producing several Disney Channel projects, died of complications from lymphoma in his hometown of New York City . He was first diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma 22 years ago and spent several years in remission before the cancer recurred. He was being treated, but in recent weeks, his mantle cell lymphoma took an 'aggressive' turn, his wife, talent agent Annette van Duren, said in a statement, per Deadline .
Alan Sacks passed away 'peacefully' at the age of 81 on Tuesday morning after a battle with cancer . The co-creator of Welcome Back, Kotter, who was known for producing several Disney Channel projects, died of complications from lymphoma in his native New York City; pictured 2015 in Los Angeles Read More Pulp Fiction stars John Travolta and Uma Thurman reunite with director Quentin Tarantino at AMP gala 'It was treated for him to dance at our daughter's June wedding and walk her down the aisle,' she said. 'After that, the chemotherapy stopped being effective.
' She said Sacks started hospice care last week prior to his death. 'He died peace.
