\u201cEverybody Loves Raymond\u201d star Patricia Heaton shared a heartbreaking message on social media this week, reflecting on the death of her brother, Michael. \u201cI’m still processing the fact that I will never see or speak to my brother again in this lifetime,” Heaton wrote.<\/p>\n
Michael Heaton, 66, was a reporter, features writer, and columnist for The Plain Dealer, an Ohio newspaper. He penned the “Minister of Culture” column for over three decades and was well-known in journalism before his 2018 retirement.<\/p>\n
Patricia Heaton, mourning this tragic loss, shared footage of a “beautiful interview” from 2012 that local outlet WEWS-TV conducted with her brother, whom she called a “very excellent human being.” In the TV exchange, Michael Heaton spoke about his famous sister, his work as a journalist, and their family dynamics growing up. “People always say, ‘Oh, you poor thing,’\u201d Michael said of growing up with four sisters.<\/p>\n
However, he said he didn\u2019t quite see it as a bad thing. Michael joked, \u201cI got my own room, no hand-me-down clothes, and I dated all their friends.\u201d The special sibling relationship between Patricia and Michael came through as he reflected on his sister, calling the actress a \u201cheavy achiever\u201d as a child \u2014 a person involved in multiple clubs who was always a \u201cgo-getter.<\/p>\n
He also joked that he\u2019s responsible for her Hollywood career. \u201cI have to take credit for all of her success,\u201d he jested, explaining how he moved to New York City to work for People magazine, and Heaton later followed him. After a visit to New York to see him one weekend, he said she went back to college and changed her major from journalism to drama.<\/p>\n
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