Gabe Patillo, Former TobyMac Diverse City Member, Passes

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Gabe Patillo

Former TobyMac Diverse City member Gabriel (Gabe) Patillo passed away on Friday, April 12 after a battle with cancer.

Gabe began honing his creative skills at the age of 10. As a child, he danced for dcTalk, appeared in multiple videos for Brentwood Music and worked as a theater kid at Opryland in Nashville. As an adult, Gabe worked with Grammy and GMA Dove award-winning artist TobyMac as part of Diverse City, where he sang background vocals, was a choreographer and dancer and co-produced TobyMac tours. He also used his talents in the voiceover world working with Square Inc., Budweiser, ESPN and Under Armour, among others.

 

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Gabe is the son of Gospel Music Association President Jackie Patillo. He is survived by his mother; wife Jenni Patillo; three children, Amara, Milo and Remy; and his brother, Marcel Patillo. He is remembered for his enormous talent, generous spirit and unending energy.

A GoFundMe has been established to support Gabe’s family here.

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