in an instant , oswalt became a widower — and single parent . november 4 , 2017 : see the bling ! the nuptials came over a year and a half after oswalt ’s journey to finding love again has n’t been easy . patton oswalt and michelle mcnamara in december 2011 gregg deguire filmmagic in an october 2016 interview with the new york times , oswalt recounted the last night he had with his wife , speculating that she may have accidentally overdosed . a tragic loss oswalt we d crime writer mcnamara in 2005 , and the two welcomed a daughter , alice rigney , in 2009 . patton oswalt married his fiancée meredith salenger on saturday . he was n’t able to remove his wedding ring until a year after mcnamara , who was writing a book about a serial rapist and killer at the time , was working long days and nights and by july 2017 , oswalt had proposed to salenger one month after taking their relationship public . hahahah ( photoshop via @edwardderuiter ) a post shared by meredith salenger ( @meredithsalenger ) on jul 6 , 2017 at 8:29am patton oswalt has found love again after heartbreak .