Shaun Cassidy has paid tribute to his late brother David Cassidy on what would have been his 75th birthday.
The singer recalled childhood memories with his big brother in a post to Instagram: “When David came to visit us on the weekends, my mother always made it a priority to celebrate him,” he captioned a throwback photo with his brother.
“She knew how difficult it was for a kid to be shuttled back and forth between two households, and she never wanted David to feel like he was a guest or a ‘half-brother’ in our home.”
David was born to Jack Cassidy and his first wife, Evelyn Ward, in 1950. Shaun was born to Jack and his second wife, Shirley Jones, in 1958.
“There were no better nights than when David came to sleep over, and no better mornings than those spent walking around Westwood, dining at Ships coffee shop, and then riding the ponies at Beverly Park,” the singer continued.
“Before my younger brothers were born, these were the happiest days of my childhood because I got to share them with my big brother, Dave. God, I miss him. Happy birthday, pal.”
David Cassidy, best known for his role as Keith Partridge alongside his real-life stepmother Shirley Jones on The Partridge Family, died in 2017 from organ failure at the age of 67.
