Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKirk Schwabe, Taylor Swift's favourite teacher and one-time security guard, has died at the age of 69. He died of cancer on July 3, which was the same day the pop star married Travis Kelce in New York City. Schwabe taught criminal justice at Hendersonville High School, where Swift was a student from 2004 to 2006. He later worked as Swift's security guard from 2009, at her father's request, before leaving the role a few years later due to burnout. Swift previously honoured Schwabe by naming a character after him in the film "Valentine's Day" and reportedly drew inspiration from his lessons for her songs. In fullKirk Schwabe, Taylor Swift’s favourite teacher, dies on her wedding dayMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Taylor Swift's favorite teacher, who later worked as her security guard, died of renal cancer on the same day she got married to Kansas Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Former teacher’s family remembered him as a man who ‘cared deeply about people... whether you were family, one of his students, or someone like Taylor’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKirk Schwabe, Taylor Swift's favourite…

Kirk Schwabe fue su maestro de la secundaria y le dijo que algún día sería una superestrella

Kirk Schwabe, a former teacher and security guard for Taylor Swift, died of cancer on the singer's wedding day, his family says.

He had once taught the singer before joining her security team years later.

Taylor Swift's former teacher and bodyguard, Kirk Schwabe, passed away on the day of pop star's wedding with Travis Kelce.