“Sister Wives” star Janelle Brown shared her last family photo taken before the tragic death of her son Garrison. He died at age 25 of apparent suicide on March 5.
Janelle, 54, and her ex-husband and fellow TLC reality star Kody Brown, 55, raised six children together: daughters Madison and Savannah, and sons Garrison, Gabriel, Logan and Hunter.
Madison's three children, Axel, Evie and Josephine, along with her husband, Caleb, are also pictured in the outdoor photo Janelle shared on Friday at Instagram.
“I had all my kids together last Christmas,” Janelle captioned the photo. “It was amazing because it’s hard with everyone’s busy lives to coordinate time like this.”
She added: “I’m extremely grateful now that we took photos. »
Janelle and Kody were married from 1993 to 2022. The polygamous family also included Kody's ex-wives Christine and Meri, as well as Robyn, who is the only one still legally married to him. The group shares a total of 18 children.
Garrison was found dead Wednesday in his Flagstaff, Arizona, apartment, apparently from a single gunshot wound.
Before Garrison's death, Janelle reportedly heard that Garrison had sent a worrying text to a group of people the Brown family works with — presumably on their TLC reality show — on Tuesday, and asked Gabriel to go see him.
“I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can not. I miss those days,” the text read, according to an incident report obtained by The Post.
Some of Garrison's three roommates reportedly heard a noise Tuesday night, but did not suspect it was a gunshot. It was Gabriel who found his brother dead when he arrived at the apartment on Wednesday and then called the police.
Kody and Janelle issued a joint statement via Instagram on Wednesday.
“Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown.”
They added: “He was a bright spot in the lives of everyone who knew him. His loss will leave such a big void in our lives that it will take our breath away. We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.
One of Garrison's roommates, Addison Miele, spoke of his death in a statement Thursday.
“All I have to say is that he was a wonderful person who had nothing but positive things to give to others,” he said. Us every week. “He helped me a lot when I needed accommodation. He was a good friend and a good owner.
“He’s a good person and someone I admire,” Miele added.
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