Former Melrose Place and Days of Our Lives star Patrick Muldoon was laid to rest nearly one month after his death at age 57.
“Tough Day saying goodbye to my friend Pat Muldoon!!! He was my Teammate, My Brother, My Friend🙏🏾 miss you already brotha,” his former USC Trojans teammate Rodney Peete announced via Instagram on Saturday, May 16.
While Muldoon was best known for his acting work, he was a star football player as a teenager and even played tight end for USC in the 1980s.
Mulddon’s ex-girlfriend Denise Richards‘ daughter Sami Sheen was also in attendance at the celebration of life service and shared the handout via Instagram.
“Miss u so much Patrick,” Sheen, 22, captioned the photo.
Muldoon’s family had previously announced that a memorial service would be held for the late actor at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica.
The entertainment world was rocked on April 19 when news broke that Muldoon had died from a heart attack. (A death certificate obtained exclusively by Us Weekly indicated that there were multiple underlying causes in Muldoon’s death, including a pulmonary embolism and coagulopathy disorder, a genetic condition that impairs the blood’s ability to form clots properly.)
“With his poetry, his humor, and his unmistakable presence. [Patrick] loved animals and people alike, gave unforgettable hugs, and possessed a rare quality of making others feel safe and seen,” read a statement released to the media. “Stylish, charismatic, and full of life, he embraced each day with a full-tilt, rock ’n’ roll spirit.”
Tributes came pouring in from many of Muldoon’s friends and former costars, including former Days of Our Lives castmate Lisa Rinna, his ex-girlfriend Tori Spelling and numerous soap stars.
Muldoon’s former girlfriend Richards wrote that she was “deeply heartbroken & devastated” to lose him via an Instagram tribute on April 21. (The former couple dated in the late 1990s, during which they also worked together on the 1997 science fiction classic Starship Troopers.)
“You were my best friend & my family. We met in our first acting class, I was 19 never had an acting job and you were 21 a student at USC doing a recurring role on who’s the boss,” she remembered. “And here we are. 36 years later. My whole adult life & I don’t know it without you. The friendship, love, support, respect & loyalty we had was unconditional and rare. You lit up every room you walked into. You are larger than life & Everyone was drawn to you. So talented & most underrated actor. And most humble.”
Richards vowed that she’d always remember Muldoon for “your laugh, your kindness, your wit, your strength, your loyalty, your passion, and your zest for life.”
“We’ve been each other’s rock. Our memories together are endless. You’ve had my back and protected me more than anyone. I don’t know what I’m going to do without you here,” she went on. “You’re my voice of reason & pillar of strength. Especially during this last year of pain & heartache. And now I need you more than ever, for this pain and heartache losing you. Schweetbabe we’ve had those conversations.”
The RHOBH alum concluded, “We thought we’d live forever or at least into our 90’s. Schweetbabe I will be looking for those signs. I need to know you’re still here with me. I love you so much & miss you dearly schweetbabe.”
Muldoon was survived by Miriam Rothbart, his longtime girlfriend.
