Sister wives star Janelle Brown paid tribute to her late son, garrisonon his 26th birthday.
“Happy birthday sweetheart,” she captioned an Instagram post on Wednesday, April 10. “We miss you terribly today. It’s hard to believe you’re not here anymore.”
She continued, “We talked about you a lot today and even went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner (your favorite place 😀). Sometimes I still feel you near. And I am grateful that we will see each other again when my journey is over.”
Her post included a montage showing Garrison on his birthday in years past, accompanied by a whistled version of “Happy Birthday to You.”
Us weekly confirmed on March 5 that Garrison was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 25 years old.
His parents, Janelle and Kody Brown, made a nearly identical statement via social media at the time. “Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown,” Janelle wrote. “He was a bright spot in the lives of everyone who knew him. His loss will leave such a gap in our lives that it will take our breath away. We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”
Garrison was one of the former couple’s six children, along with siblings Logan29, Maddie28, Hunter26, Gabriel21, and In the savannah18. Janelle and Kody, 55, were in a spiritual marriage from 1993 to 2022. (Kody has previously been in spiritual relationships with exes Meri Brown And Christine Brown and remains legally married to his fourth wife, Robyn Brown.)
The Brown family mourned their loss at a funeral on March 9. Following his funeral, Garrison was honored by the Nevada National Guard in a ceremony at the Clark County Armory on March 24. (Garrison was a staff sergeant in the Nevada National Guard and a member of 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry.)
Kody Brown and Janelle Brown shared a lot of love – including raising their six children – before their split in 2022. The Sister Wives stars’ spiritual wedding in 1993 marked the beginning of their multifamily family. Kody was already legally married to Meri Brown when he welcomed Janelle into his life. He then married spiritually […]
Following his death, several of Garrison’s family members spoke openly about their loss. His sister Maddie shared an emotional Instagram video about Garrison’s mental health last month.
“Mental health is so important,” she said in the March 18 upload. “And I don’t think we talk about it enough. I don’t think we’re doing enough to raise awareness. It wasn’t bullying, it wasn’t a lack of love that Garrison felt. It was mental health. And I will continue to talk about mental health and self-care until I’m blue in the face because I don’t think it’s talked about enough in a way that people understand.”
Maddie thanked fans for the “love they showed her family” and acknowledged that “time is so precious.” She also reminded her followers that what is shown on social media is not always “authentic.”
“Garrison used to feel like he wasn’t doing enough because he was comparing himself to things on social media and I don’t think that’s real and I think we need to remember that,” she said.
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