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Jeffrey Sanker, founder of White Party Palm Springs, dies
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A post shared by Jeffrey Sanker (@jeffreysanker) Jeffrey Sanker, founder of White Party Palm Springs, has passed away after a long battle with liver cancer.Sanker’s mother and sister were at his bedside when he died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
He was 65 years old.Dubbed the “the high priest of gay parties,” “sultan of soirees,” and “godfather to gay circuit parties,” Sanker owned White Party Entertainment, Inc., which hosted gay circuit parties and other celebrations around the world.
A post shared by WHITE PARTY (@whitepartypalmsprings)Sanker’s signature event was the White Party Palm Springs, which has been held for over 30 years and includes several days of tea dances, cocktail hours, pool parties, and live shows.His.
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