Hayden Panettiere remembers her late brother Jansen on his 29th birthday.
On Monday, Nashville star paid tribute to his younger brother with a touching post on Instagram.
“Happy birthday little brother,” she captioned a photo of the two celebrating Christmas as children. “I miss you every day. I will love you forever ❤️”
Jansen and Hayden Panettiere’s father spoke to son shortly before he died at age 28: Police
Like his older sister, Jansen was a TV and film actor who appeared on Even Stevens, The walking dead and Racing stripes.
In a statement to PEOPLE shortly after he was found dead in New York, Hayden and Jansen’s mother Lesley Vogel and father Alan Lee “Skip” Panettiere confirmed that his death was related to cardiomegaly associated with aortic valve complications.
Hayden Panettiere’s younger brother Jansen died at 28
They also paid a sweet tribute to their late son and brother.
“Jansen’s heart could be seen in his eyes, and his charm in his brilliant, attractive smile; his soul in his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joy of life in his dry wit,” the family said. “His charisma, warmth, compassion for others and his creative spirit will live forever in our hearts and in the hearts of everyone he encountered.”
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A few weeks later, Hayden offered a candid confession Good morning America after co-host Michael Strahan offered his condolences.
She thanked Strahan, 51, before holding her hand over her heart and sharing Jansen: “He’s here with me.”
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