Patricia Crews: What Happened To Terry Crews' Mother?

Patricia Crews is the mother of Terry Alan Crews. Patricia’s son Terry Crews is a well-known actor, television host, and former football player. He is known for appearing as Julius Rock in Everybody Hates Chris and Terrence “Terry” Jeffords in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. As a TV host, he hosted the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2014 to 2015) and hosts America’s Got Talent.

Patricia Crews: Bio Summary

Who Is The Mother Of Terry Crews?

The woman who gave birth to Terry Alan Crews on July 30, 1968, is Patricia Ann Crews (Simpson). Patricia was born on October 3, 1949, in Flint, Michigan, United States. She was the daughter of General Lee Simpson and Mary Ellen Walker. She studied at Flint Public Schools. She also attended and graduated from Faith Tech Bible College. She was a devoted Christian.

Patricia Crews worked at McLaren Community Medical Center for 14 years. She was an active member and Co-Pastor of Freedom Cross Ministries in Flint. She was the wife of Terry Crews, Sr. Details of how she met Terry, their dating history, and details regarding their wedding ceremony are known. However, their marriage journey wasn’t a fairy tale.

Patricia Crews’ husband Terry Crews, Sr was an alcoholic and physically abusive. Unfortunately, Patricia often suffered abuse at the hands of her husband. Her husband would beat her even in the presence of their children. Patricia and Terry, also known as Big Terry had three children. Their children are Michaell Crews, Terry Alan Crews, and Marcelle Crews.

Among their children, Terry Crews Jr is famous. Patricia was 18 years old at the time her son Terry Crews Jr, the middle child of her three children was born in July 1968. Patricia was also a housewife. She was the one who mainly raised her children. She raised her children in a strict Christian household. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was reportedly separated from her husband at some point.

It is unknown if Patricia Crews and her husband Terry Sr are divorced or not. Patricia has not been romantically linked with any other man apart from her husband, Terry Sr. Patricia’s son Terry Jr’s memoir, Tough: My Journey to True Power reveals the “abusive” experience he had with his mother. Terry Jr revealed his mother made him “pull down my pants to see if I’d hit puberty”.

“It was wild because I never envisioned actually being that transparent. It was so difficult because I love my mom and, to be honest, I didn’t want her to go down as having done something so heinous. But at the same time, it was abusive. This is the stuff that came out in therapy, the stuff that I really had to address.”

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However, Patricia Crews and her son Terry Crews Jr had a close relationship. Patricia was a private person. She lived a low-key life which is why much is unknown about her life. She is in the spotlight because of her son Terry Crews who is a popular and successful actor, television host, and former football player. Patricia’s son Terry Crews is married to Rebecca King-Crews.

The couple have been husband and wife since July 29, 1989. Thanks to Terry Crews and his wife Rebecca King-Crews, Patricia Crews is the grandmother of 5. She has four granddaughters and one grandson.

What Happened To Terry Crews’ Mother?

Patricia Crews passed away on November 24, 2015, at Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, MI. She was 66 years old at the time she died. She reportedly died from an infection while battling cancer. Her son Terry Crews Jr and his wife Rebecca King-Crews revealed that Patricia was ignored in the hospital after battling cancer.

Actor and TV host, Terry Crews and his beloved wife Rebecca King-Crews made it known that Patricia fell sick after receiving treatment for lymphatic cancer and was left in a Flint, Michigan hospital bed and her symptoms were largely ignored for two weeks without receiving the proper treatment.

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The couple revealed that a “Black nurse” recognized Patricia was related to a celebrity before she was moved to a hospital in Detroit for proper care. “My mother-in-law was fighting lymphoma, and though she was in remission as far as her T-cells, she contracted something like an infection,” Rebecca Crews disclosed.

“They did a blood panel on her and basically just let her lay in the hospital for two weeks, and unfortunately, what happened was that a Black nurse happened to take a look at her chart and said for lack of a better term, [said] ‘oh crap, this is Terry Crews’ mother.’ There’s no reason for her to have been left unattended in a bed for two weeks other than her color.”

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