Louie Dondero Biography – Louie Dondero Wiki
Louie Dondero was a wrestler and the longtime partner of Pat Patterson, former professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. Patterson, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996, was the first-ever Intercontinental Champion. Patterson passed away on December 2, 2020, at age 79, in Miami, Florida. “WWE is saddened to learn that Pat Patterson has passed away at the age of 79,” WWE said in a statement. “WWE extends its condolences to Patterson’s family and friends.”
Louie Dondero Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson was in a relationship with longtime partner Louis Dondero for 40 years from 1958 until Dondero died of a heart attack in 1998. Pat Patterson met Louie Dondero while working for Tony Santos’s Big Time Wrestling promotion in Boston in the early 1960s, according to Patterson’s book, “Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE.” Patterson came out as gay in a 2014 episode of the WWE reality show Legends’ House, though his sexuality had been widely known throughout the industry for 50 years. He said, “Sitting here tonight, I’m going to say something I would never want to say. For once in my life, I’m going to be me. I survived all this being gay.”
Although he never came out publicly until 2014, Pat Patterson considered himself the sport’s first gay superstar. His autobiography was titled “Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE.”
Louie Dondero Age
Louie Dondero’s age is unclear. He died on June 28, 1998. His former partner Pat Patterson was born on January 19, 1941, and died on December 2, 2020, at age 79.
Louie Dondero Death
Pat Patterson’s partner of 40 years Louie Dondero died of a heart attack on June 28, 1998. Patterson wrote in 2016: “Louie has been gone or more than fifteen years now and I am still close with his brothers and his sister, as well as our nieces and nephews. They are my family.”
Louie Dondero Cause of Death
Louie Dondero’s cause of death was a heart attack.