“He loved being a cat dad,” Janelle wrote of her late son Garrison after donations poured in to Flagstaff’s High Country Humane and Ark Cat Sanctuary in his memory
Sister wives‘ Janelle Brown was overcome with emotion after learning that people had made donations to animal shelters in honor of her late son Garrison Brown. Janelle posted two pictures of Garrison with several of his cats on Instagram, along with pictures from the websites of High Country Humane and the Ark Cat Sanctuary in Flagstaff, Arizona.
“I was brought to tears again. Telling me about everyone’s donations to @highcountryhumane @arkcatsancutary in Garrison’s name,” she captioned her post on Tuesday. “Thank you for all your generosity. It means a lot. The cats he adopted from both agencies were very important to him. He loved being the cat’s father.”
Sister wives Garrison Brown’s family gathered for a private viewing 4 days after his death
Garrison, 25-year-old son Sister wives stars Janelle and Kody Brown, was found dead at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona on March 5.
At the time, Lt. Charles M. Hernandez II of the Flagstaff Police Department told PEOPLE that officers responded to a report of a death at the home and confirmed that Garrison’s brother, Gabriel, 22, “found Mr. Brown dead” in an apparent suicide.
Janelle confirmed the tragic news on Instagram the same day, writing that she and Kody were “deeply saddened” to announce the loss of “our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown.”
“He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away,” she continued. “We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”
Kody and Meri Brown posted the same statements on their Instagram pages, with Meri adding, “Garrison, you are loved and will be missed! 💙💙”
Janelle and Garrison Brown.
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Janelle Brown says she’s ‘grateful’ to get last ‘All My Kids Together’ pic before son Garrison dies
A small private viewing was held for Garrison on Saturday, attended by his family and friends, who paid tribute to him on social media afterwards.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, Christine Brown remembered Garrison by sharing family photos and wrote: “Every photo with Garrison in it is infinitely more important now than ever before. I long for another glimpse of such an amazing man, brother, son… #alwaysmissed #missyou #notenough.”
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Mykelti Brown Padron, who is Roberto’s half-sister and Christine’s daughter, wrote a touching tribute to him on Instagram on Monday. After sharing two quotes about pain and the experience of love, Mykelti wrote: “My heart breaks for my brother who is no longer with us, but he rejoices knowing that he is with his fellow warriors in Valhalla, drinking and fighting with Odin. ”
“I hope he loves his place among the stars,” she continued. “Garrison was always the funniest person in the room. He was one cool guy and I cry so much because my guy will never be able to experience his funny presence. But he will live on in the memories of all my families. Have fun from the star little brother, I miss you.”
In another tribute Sunday, Garrison’s sister Maddie (Brown) Brush wrote on Instagram: “Our hearts our [sic] broken and now we are consumed by the love that is now left for this beautiful brother. 🩵 God be with you until we meet again. We will see you at the gates of Valhalla, feasting with our ancestors who fought before you. Until then, we must live in an even grayer world without the light you brought.”
Sister wives‘ Garrison Brown dead at 25
Fans first met Garrison in 2010 alongside his siblings, mother Janelle, father Kody and Kody’s other wives — Meri, Christine and Robyn Brown — in the TLC series documenting the everyday life of a polygamist family.
After Janelle spiritually married Kody in 1993, the couple had six children: Madison, Logan, Garrison, Gabriel, Hunter and Savanah. In December 2022, Janelle announced that she and Kody had split.
Over the years, Kody’s relationship with his children became strained. In the episode from 2023 Sister wivesGabriel and Garrison revealed they were “at odds” with Kody after expressing their “displeasure” with the way he handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janelle later expressed concern about her children’s strained relationship with their father, saying in a confessional: “I was worried about my sons’ mental health. Gabriel feels everything very, very deeply. But he’s also a kid who doesn’t say anything… [Garrison] he just seems angrier or sadder, like, not as cheerful as he used to be.”
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If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Line by dialing 988, texting “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Line at 741741 or going to 988lifeline.org.
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