Taylor Swift’s favorite teacher dies after cancer battle on same day as singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce
Page Swift Taylor Swift’s favorite teacher dies after cancer battle on same day as singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce By Adam Silverstein Published July 5, 2026, 3:18 a.m. Add Page Six on Google Taylor Swift’s former teacher died on the same day as her wedding to Travis Kelce in New York City. Kirk Schwabe — who taught Swift criminal justice at Hendersonville High School in Nashville and later worked as her security guard — died amid his battle with metastatic kidney cancer on Friday at age 69, his family told The Telegraph.
- ▪Page Swift Taylor Swift’s favorite teacher dies after cancer battle on same day as singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce By Adam Silverstein Published July 5, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
- ▪Add Page Six on Google Taylor Swift’s former teacher died on the same day as her wedding to Travis Kelce in New York City.
- ▪Kirk Schwabe — who taught Swift criminal justice at Hendersonville High School in Nashville and later worked as her security guard — died amid his battle with metastatic kidney cancer on Friday at age 69, his family told The Telegraph.
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